Beppu travel guide

is a city located in Ōita Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū, Japan.
As of October 31, 2007, the city has a population of http://www.city.beppu.oita.jp/03gyosei/02egyosei/01general/jinko/index.html 122,526 and a density of 1,010 persons per km². The total area is 125.13 km².
The city was founded on April 1, 1924 and is famous for its thousands of onsen (hot springs), which are regarded as sacred. Beppu is Japan's onsen capital with the largest volume of hot water in the world aside from Yellowstone in the USA and the largest number of hot spring sources in Japan. Beppu contains nine major geothermal hot spots, which are sometimes referred to as the "nine hells of Beppu". Beppu is also divided into 8 major hot spring areas, otherwise known as Beppu Hatto. The 8 areas are Beppu, Kitahama, Kamegawa, Shibaseki, Kannawa, Myoban, Horita and Hamawaki. Beppu is considered a tourist town by the Japanese and is rather picturesque. Like many other Japanese cities, Beppu is sandwiched between the sea and the mountains.
American poet James Dickey described a World War II "anti-morale" raid on Beppu in his 1965 poem "The Firebombing."
Recently, Beppu has been undergoing a renaissance. In 2000, the city subsidized the creation of the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, an international university which focuses on International Relations and Business. The university has an enrollment of http://www.apu.ac.jp/home/modules/keytopics/index.php?id=300 5,633 students originating from http://www.apu.ac.jp/home/modules/keytopics/index.php?id=300 82 countries and regions, making it one of the most culturally diverse universities in Japan. (...) more....

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