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The castle town of Kitsuki had its center in a commercial district in a valley, and included two hilly regions (to the north and south) where samurai lived. The steep streets create a lasting impression. |
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Beppu's hot springs produce enough thermal energy to boil eggs or steam pudding. It took six minutes to soft boil these eggs. |
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Takegawara Onsen, Beppu's oldest public bath, was founded in 1879. |
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At the Mountain Hell Spa, steam hisses out of cracks in the rock, as if from volcanic mountains. |
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Huts where
yunohana
(flowers of sulfur) are gathered at Myoban Spa. The "flowers" are sulfur crystals that have settled to the bottom of hot pools. |
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Shiroshita
flatfish are a specialty of the Oita region. |
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This plaster
kote-e
is a picture (
e
) made with a trowel (
kote
).
Kote-e
were first made around the 18th century. The colored plaster stands out in relief, decorating a house in Hiji-machi. |
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When these fish were auctioned off early in the morning in Hiji-machi, the boisterous voices of the buyers and sellers were quite impressive. |
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