Nature & Hike · Kannawa

Kamado Jigoku (Cooking Pot Hell) かまど地獄

The most fun of the Hells: six numbered ponds in different colours, a giant red-demon chef statue, smoke tricks that thicken the steam, drinkable spring water and steamed treats.

About

Kamado Jigoku takes its name from the kamado (cooking stove) used to steam rice offerings for the local shrine with the vent's heat. The site is a little circuit of pools numbered 1 to 6, ranging from boiling red mud to milky turquoise water whose colour shifts through the year, guarded by a huge red oni demon dressed as a cook. Staff do a popular demonstration: they puff smoke over a vent and the steam suddenly multiplies, explained by the particles seeding condensation. There is a foot bath, a hand bath, a steam inhalation spot, a drinkable hot spring tap and stalls selling steamed eggs, pudding and Ramune soda, so it is the best stop for kids.

Highlights

• Six numbered pools in shifting colours
• Giant red-demon cook statue, a Beppu photo classic
• Smoke demonstration that makes the steam explode
• Foot bath, hand bath and drinkable spring water
• Steamed eggs and pudding stalls

Tips

• Covered by the common ticket
• Pool colours change seasonally; the turquoise pond is most vivid on sunny days
• Ask staff about the smoke demonstration timing
• Easy 5-minute walk uphill from Umi Jigoku

Open in Google Maps · Info checked 2026-10-09

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