The Eight Great Hell Hot Springs of Beppu, Kyushu, Japan.

Japan has the most hot springs in the world, with more than 3,000. It is said that about 120 million people come to the hot springs to soak in the hot springs a year. Therefore, there is a joke that if you don't "spend money" in Japan, your journey will be a waste. Beppu Onsen is one of the best in Japan. The number of springs and the amount of water flowing out of it rank first in Japan. The most famous sightseeing project is the "Beppu Hell Tour", which takes about 2 hours to visit the 7 hells (hot spring sources). The reason why it is called "Hell" is that more than a thousand years ago, the location of Beppu Hot Spring sprayed hot air, hot mud and hot water everywhere. People at that time were unwilling to go near this place, so they called this place "Hell". This is the origin of Beppu’s “Hell Hot Spring”. Beppu is a large hot spring area that has been turned into a tourist attraction. In addition to soaking in hot springs♨️, you can see hot spring observatories and steam rising from every corner. The hot steam constantly rising from the source and the smell of sulfur floating in the air create a hell-like atmosphere, so visiting the source is called visiting hell. The famous ones are the "Seven Hells", and the "Umi Jigoku" is a nationally designated scenic spot. It is located in a courtyard-like place and is named after the bright blue color of the water gushing out. The water transparency is very high and the water temperature reaches 98 degrees. "Onishi Monk Hell", the hot mud is constantly gushing out with gray bubbles that look like a monk's head. In addition, this place is called Onishi, hence the name. There are 6 streets here. If you go to different streets, you will see hot springs with different characteristics. "Ghost Mountain Hell" is also called Crocodile Hell because it houses more than 80 crocodiles. Crocodiles live in tropical areas, where waste heat from hot springs is used to create an environment suitable for crocodiles to survive. "White Pond Hell" feeds a large number of tropical fish. The "blood pool hell" is formed by the eruption and accumulation of hot red mud containing iron oxide and magnesium oxide. "Tornado Hell", the spring water will spurt intermittently every three to forty minutes, and the spray can last for about five minutes. The Japanese believe that hot springs are gifts from the gods. In order to continue the benefits of hot springs, some places will hold sacrifices to worship the gods. Among them, Beppu Hot Spring, which is famous for surrounding hell, is the most coveted. This is because there once lived a monk named Ichiban Shonin (1239-1289). It is said that he used the power of Buddhist scriptures to suppress hell and create hot springs for people suffering from diseases. The people of Beppu still enshrine his statue and hold a bathing ceremony every September to show their respect and gratitude to the master.