Beppu & Yufuin · Photography

Best Photo Spot in Beppu & Yufuin

10 places, each checked by our team.

• Beppu Global Tower グローバルタワーNoguchibaru — A slender steel tower beside the B-Con Plaza convention centre, with an observation deck looking over Beppu city and Beppu Bay.
• Ideyu-zaka Slope (Kannawa) いでゆ坂Kannawa — Kannawa's main slope, where white steam pours from roadside vents and ryokan roofs, creating Beppu's most iconic street scene.
• Kannawa Yukemuri Observatory 湯けむり展望台Kannawa — Free hillside lookout above Kannawa that delivers Beppu's signature view: dozens of white steam columns rising from the rooftops, with the sea…
• Kokonoe Yume Otsurihashi Bridge 九重“夢”大吊橋Kokonoe — Japan's highest pedestrian suspension bridge, 390 m long and 173 m above a forested gorge with views of two of Japan's top 100 waterfalls.
• Kusu Gintengai Arcade 楠銀天街Kusu-machi — A faded old covered arcade south of central Beppu, full of Showa-era signage and atmosphere for nostalgic street photography.
• Miyuki-zaka Slope (Kannawa) みゆき坂Kannawa — A quieter Kannawa backstreet slope where steam rises from inns and drains, offering moody, uncluttered frames away from the main street.
• Solpaseo Ginza Arcade ソルパセオ銀座Kitahama — Beppu's central covered shopping arcade, a long Showa-era corridor of shopfronts and signs between the station area and the waterfront.
• Suya-no-saka Slope (Kitsuki Samurai Town) 酢屋の坂Kitsuki — Kitsuki's postcard view: a fan-shaped stone-paved slope descending between samurai walls, rising again up the opposite Shioya-no-saka. The classic…
• Usuki Samurai District (Nioza Historic Road) 臼杵武家屋敷跡（二王座歴史の道）Usuki — Stone-paved lanes of Usuki's old castle town, lined with temples and Edo-period residences, with no modern signage to spoil the view.
• Yayoi Tengu やよい天狗Kitahama — A giant red tengu mask hanging in the Yayoi shopping arcade near Beppu Station, a quirky must-have photo of Beppu's retro centre.