Bungo-Ono City, which is the only city in Kyushu that has been recognized as both a "Japan Geopark" and a "UNESCO Eco Park", has a vast Nature landscape Unfolds where you can enjoy Seasonal Nature.
In recent years, the Sauna facilities has been enriched and it is the perfect place to spend a relaxing moment.
Please spend a healing time in the Sauna in the Nature of Bungo-Ono City.
In addition, Sauna Events that take advantage of the characteristics of the region are regularly Held in, making it an attractive Spot for Sauna lovers.
We will send out recommendations for Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture, so please follow us!
In recent years, the Sauna facilities has been enriched and it is the perfect place to spend a relaxing moment.
Please spend a healing time in the Sauna in the Nature of Bungo-Ono City.
In addition, Sauna Events that take advantage of the characteristics of the region are regularly Held in, making it an attractive Spot for Sauna lovers.
We will send out recommendations for Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture, so please follow us!
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The 33rd Bungo-Ono City Amateur Art Exhibition
An amateur art exhibition is being held in at the Asakura Fumio Memorial Hall in Asaji, Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu.
We exhibit the works of art lovers of high school students and older living in the prefecture who enjoy art as a hobby in circles and individuals.
In addition to the prize-winning works, all Lettuce submitted works will be exhibited at the venue, so please Appreciation them.
Date: September 20, 2025 (Saturday) ~ October 19, 2025 (Sunday)
【Venue】Fumio Asakura Memorial Culture Hall (Asaji, Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture)
【Opening Hours】10:00~17:00 (Reception until 16:30)
*Until 12:00 on October 19
【Closed Day】Monday (If it is Monday Holidays, it will be closed Weekdays the following day)
【Admission fee】200 yen for adults, free for elementary, junior and senior high school students
* Admission to the Asakura Fumio Memorial Museum is free.
* Free for those with Persons with disabilities, rehabilitation certificates, and mental disabilities health and welfare certificates and one caregiver.
【Organizer】Bungo-Ono City (Asakura Fumio Memorial Hall)
【Contact】
Fumio Asakura Memorial Hall (direct) 0974-72-1300
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About 3 hours by car from JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture
About 2 hours by Car from JR Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto Prefecture
About 1 hour and 20 minutes by Car from JR Beppu Station in Oita Prefecture
About 1 hour and 20 minutes by Car from JR Yufuin Station in Oita Prefecture
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(【The 38th Ontake-ryu Kagura Festival】 ❚ Held in on October 26, 2025
The 38th Ontake-ryu Kagura Festival will be held in at Kiyokawa-cho, Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture, "Kagura no Sato Noba Park".
Stalls for food and drinks will also be available at the venue.
Why don't you come and see the magnificent Kagura dance?
Date: Sunday, October 26, 2025 8:30 a.m. ~ Scheduled to start
【Place】Kagura no Sato Noba Park (Udaeda, Kiyokawa-cho, Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture)
[Performers]
Ogata Sansha Kagura Preservation Society (Bungo-Ono City, Ogata)
Takenaka Kagura Preservation Society (Shonai Town, Yufu City)
Fukayama-ryu Asachi Kagura Preservation Society (Asaji, Bungo-Ono City)
Yokobori Iwato Kagura Preservation Society (Hano, Aso City, Kumamoto Prefecture)
Kiyokawa Children's Kagura Preservation Society (Kiyokawa Town, Bungo-Ono City)
Ontake Kagura (Kiyokawa, Bungo-Ono City)
【Admission Fee】
Please pay at the entrance of the venue on the day of the event.
▶ Junior high school students and older: 500 yen (all seats unreserved)
* Please refrain from taking a place until the day before.
【Access to the venue】
There are a limited number of Car parking spaces near the venue.
On the day of the event, the Shuttle Bus will be operated from JR Bungo Kiyokawa Station, so please Use.
【Shuttle bus (free)】 JR Bungo Kiyokawa Station ~ Round-trip service between venues
JR Bungo Kiyokawa Station →via Kagura Kaikan (parking lot available) Car→ Noba Park
❚ What is the Ontake-ryu Kagura Festival?
The "Ontake Kagura" transmitted to "Kiyokawa" is said to be a kagura that occurred at the same time as the founding of Ontake Shrine in Hotokugen (1449).
Kagura, which has been passed down for a long time and follows this stream, has been transmitted to Ono, Naoiri, the southern part of the prefecture, and as far away as the Aso region. In 2007 (Heisei 19), it was designated as an "Important Intangible Folk Cultural Asset" of the country.
The local culture of "Kagura" born from such a "Kiyokawa" climate has been reviewed once again, and the "Ontake-ryu Kagura Festival" has been held in since 1988 (Showa 63) with the aim of revitalizing the region through Kagura.
It is a crystallization of local culture that brings together the traditional culture of each region, and many Kagura fans are Fascination by the magnificent and splendid dances of the "Kiyokawa Children's Kagura Preservation Society", which connects Ontake-ryu Kagura to the future, along with the brave and splendid dances centered on "Ontake Kagura".
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About 3 hours by car from JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture
About 2 hours by Car from JR Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto Prefecture
About 1 hour and 20 minutes by Car from JR Beppu Station in Oita Prefecture
About 1 hour and 20 minutes by Car from JR Yufuin Station in Oita Prefecture
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Updated on September 22, 2025
The 5,000 Stone Festival was canceled on the day of the festival due to the high probability of bad weather.
We sincerely apologize to everyone who was looking forward to it, but we ask for your understanding.
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Bat Waterfall
The bat waterfall in Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture, is about 120 meters wide and 10 meters high. It is said that the name came from the fact that when you look at the bat waterfall from above, the shape of the cliff looks like a bat spreading its wings.
You can see the whole thing from the Bat Waterfall Observation deck.
It is a waterfall over the main stream of the Ono River, and in the Meiji era, in order to transport Supplies through boats on the Ono River, a water channel was built to bypass this waterfall and a gutter-like gutter like a slide to raise and lower the boat. The remains of the boatway construction are a very valuable heritage site, and it is also a designated historic site in Oita Prefecture as the "Bat Waterfall Boat Road Site".
【Place】Bungo-Ono City, Ogata Town, Kusafukano ~ Asaji Town Kamiozukama
About 50 minutes by Car from Oita Mera Interchange
About 12 minutes by car from JR Ogata Station
* The road to the bat waterfall Observation deck is There are very narrow section, so please be careful when driving.
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About 3 hours by car from JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture
About 2 hours by Car from JR Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto Prefecture
About 1 hour and 20 minutes by Car from JR Beppu Station in Oita Prefecture
About 1 hour and 20 minutes by Car from JR Yufuin Station in Oita Prefecture
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The 57th Bungo-Ono City Ogata 5000 Stone Festival
❚ Held in September 23, 2025
Held in the 5,000 koku festival in Ogata, Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture.
The Five Thousand Stones Festival is an Autumn Festival held at each shrine in Ogata Town to celebrate the harvest of agricultural crops.
Ogata Town Mikoshi gathers in one place and is a grand union festival Held in every year on the day of the autumnal equinox.
At the venue of Ogata Elementary School, the Mikoshi of Ogata Town is lined up, and Dedication of lion dance, white bear, and kagura are offered.
Why don't you come and see the lion dance and the white bear, which you can't usually see?
Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2025
【Place】Ogata Elementary School Ground (Ogata, Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture)
Thereare may be canceled or the contents may be changed due to weather conditions.
【Events】
10:00 Lion dance, white bear, Mikoshi enshrinement
11:30 Blessing Festival
12:00 Ogata Children's Drum, Okutake-ryu Uehata Lion Dance Club
12:30 Ogata Sansha Kagura, Ogata Children's Kagura
16:00 Remembrance
16:20 Lion Dance, White Bear
17:15 Return of the Mikoshi
* Thereare start time may vary depending on the situation.
▶ Held in at the same time
13:30~ Children's Mikoshi Parade (elementary school students are free to participate)
【Organizer / Contact】
Ogata Branch Office Ogata Executive Committee Secretariat Phone 0974-42-2111
■■■Access to the center of Bungo-Ono City■■■
About 3 hours by car from JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture
About 2 hours by Car from JR Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto Prefecture
About 1 hour and 20 minutes by Car from JR Beppu Station in Oita Prefecture
About 1 hour and 20 minutes by Car from JR Yufuin Station in Oita Prefecture
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Hakusan Valleys
❚ Oita Bungo-Ono Geopark Geo Site
Hakusan Valleys is a clear stream that has been selected as one of the 100 best waters in Japan's 100 Remarkable Waters, and is also known for its fireflies dancing wildly around June. Along the river, columnar joints of the Aso pyroclastic flow can be seen, creating a landscape that is full of changes. The area is also home to the Inazumi Underwater Cave, which is crowded with many tourists.
【Place】Nakatsu Murei River between Bungo-Ono City Mie Town ~ Kiyokawa Town
In fact, it is called the Nakatsu Murei River, but it is especially popular in the Hakusan area as the Hakusan River.
■■■Access to the center of Bungo-Ono City■■■
About 3 hours by car from JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture
About 2 hours by Car from JR Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto Prefecture
About 1 hour and 20 minutes by Car from JR Beppu Station in Oita Prefecture
About 1 hour and 20 minutes by Car from JR Yufuin Station in Oita Prefecture
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Kawakami Valleys
The Kawakami Valleys in Ogata, Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture, is the uppermost part of the Okudake River, and is cool in summer and can enjoy Autumn leaves in autumn.
Walking along the Valleys, you can enjoy the rich Nature Forest.
Please note that the riverbed is slippery.
Location: Ohira Mine, Ogata Town, Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture
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About 3 hours by car from JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture
About 2 hours by Car from JR Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto Prefecture
About 1 hour and 20 minutes by Car from JR Beppu Station in Oita Prefecture
About 1 hour and 20 minutes by Car from JR Yufuin Station in Oita Prefecture
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On August 24, 2025, the "Sugao Stone Buddha Fire Festival" was and in Bungo-Ono City Mie, Oita Prefecture.
At the "Croaking Contest," which is named after a local legend, participants imitated the croaking of a rooster to their heart's content, and the venue was filled with smiles.
In the Events of the stage, we and the majestic Drum of the Hoyu Society and the dance of Matsuo Kagura.
In the latter half of the Festival, a "torch throwing" was held, in which a lit torch was thrown into a pillar pine about 3 meters high from below to ignite it, and many children took on the challenge.
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About 3 hours by car from JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture
About 2 hours by Car from JR Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto Prefecture
About 1 hour and 20 minutes by Car from JR Beppu Station in Oita Prefecture
About 1 hour and 20 minutes by Car from JR Yufuin Station in Oita Prefecture
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Oita Bungo Ono's Summer Memories
On August 14, a Komatsumei (Kodai) Fire Festival was Held in in the Ogata Bungo-Ono City Oita Prefecture.
From 19:30, the Small Torch was lit all at once, and the lights of the Small Torch prepared by the local people appeared fantastically around Harajiri Falls and Gari the Rural Area area of Ogata.
The shape of the flame that expresses the Torii (shrine gate) and stone bridge with torches is also beautiful.
There is a stone bridge called Harajiri Bridge and upstream of Harajiri Falls, and the sight of torches lighting on the stone bridge is also very beautiful.
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About 3 hours by car from JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture
About 2 hours by Car from JR Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto Prefecture
About 1 hour and 20 minutes by Car from JR Beppu Station in Oita Prefecture
About 1 hour and 20 minutes by Car from JR Yufuin Station in Oita Prefecture
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Chinda Falls
Chinda Falls, located in Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu, consists of a male waterfall over the main stream of the Ono River and a female waterfall over the Hirai River, a tributary.
The waterfall is about 100 meters wide and 20 meters high.
It is also famous that Sesshu visited here during the Muromachi period and painted the "Chinda Falls".
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About 3 hours by car from JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture
About 2 hours by Car from JR Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto Prefecture
About 1 hour and 20 minutes by Car from JR Beppu Station in Oita Prefecture
About 1 hour and 20 minutes by Car from JR Yufuin Station in Oita Prefecture
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