Beppu

Travel Oct 11, 2014

Soaking weary bones and saving a sole on Kyushu's Mount Yufu

by Mandy Bartok

It's a rare day that the top of Oita Prefecture's Mount Yufu (or Yufudake) isn't obscured by clouds, claims Lonely Planet's "Hiking in Japan" guidebook. Luckily, our visit happens to coincide with one of those rare days — there is nothing but an unbroken ...

National Oct 1, 2014

Beppu bamboo art on display in LA

Artists from Beppu, Oita Prefecture, which is famous for bamboo products, are exhibiting works made of bamboo for sale at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center in Los Angeles. The purpose of the event is to promote Beppu's traditional bamboo crafts as artworks overseas. ...