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.
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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.
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Updated September 22, 2025
The Gosenkoku Festival has been canceled due to a high likelihood of severe weather on the day of the event.
We sincerely apologize to everyone who was looking forward to it and ask for your understanding.
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Bat Waterfall
Bat Waterfall in Bungoono City, Oita Prefecture, spans about 120 meters in width and about 10 meters in height. When viewed from above, the shape of the cliff is said to resemble a bat spreading its wings, which is how the waterfall got its name.
You can see the whole waterfall from the Bat Waterfall Observation Deck.
This waterfall lies on the main stream of the Ono River. In the Meiji era, workers built a bypass canal around the falls and a chute-like slide to move boats up and down so cargo could be transported by boat along the Ono River. The remains of this waterway construction are a highly valuable heritage site and have been designated an Oita Prefecture historic site as the "Bat Waterfall Boat Route Ruins."
Location: Between Kusabukano in Ogata Town and Kamiozuka in Asaji Town, Bungoono City
About a 50-minute drive from Oita Mera IC
About a 12-minute drive from JR Ogata Station
*The road to the Bat Waterfall Observation Deck includes some very narrow sections, so please drive with great care.*
Access to central Bungoono City
About a 3-hour drive from JR Hakata Station, Fukuoka Prefecture
About a 2-hour drive from JR Kumamoto Station, Kumamoto Prefecture
About a 1 hour 20 minute drive from JR Beppu Station, Oita Prefecture
About a 1 hour 20 minute drive from JR Yufuin Station, Oita Prefecture
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The 57th Bungoono City Ogata Town Gosenkoku Festival
❚ Held on September 23, 2025
The Gosenkoku Festival will take place in Ogata Town, Bungoono City, Oita Prefecture.
Gosenkoku Festival is the town’s autumn festival held at various shrines in Ogata to celebrate the harvest of crops.
The portable shrines from across Ogata gather in one place for this grand joint festival, held every year on the Autumnal Equinox.
At the venue, Ogata Elementary School ground, the town’s portable shrines line up while lion dances, white bear performances, and kagura dances are dedicated.
Come see the rare lion dances and white bear performances that are not often seen.
[Date and Time] Tuesday, September 23, 2025 (national holiday)
[Location] Ogata Elementary School Ground (Ogata Town, Bungoono City, Oita Prefecture)
The event may be canceled or modified depending on the weather and other conditions.
[Program]
10:00 Lion dance, white bear performance, and placement of portable shrines
11:30 Miyuki-sai (procession festival)
12:00 Ogata Children’s Taiko Drums; Okudake-style Kamihata Lion Dance Club
12:30 Ogata Three-Shrine Kagura; Ogata Children’s Kagura
16:00 Kango-sai (returning shrine festival)
16:20 Lion dance and white bear performance
17:15 Return of the portable shrines
*Start times may vary depending on circumstances.
▶ Concurrent Event
13:30– Children’s portable shrine parade (elementary school students may join freely)
[Organizer / Inquiries]
Gosenkoku Festival Executive Committee Office, Ogata Branch Phone: 0974-42-2111
■■■ Access to central Bungoono City ■■■
About a 3-hour drive from JR Hakata Station, Fukuoka Prefecture
About a 2-hour drive from JR Kumamoto Station, Kumamoto Prefecture
About a 1 hour 20 minute drive from JR Beppu Station, Oita Prefecture
About a 1 hour 20 minute drive from JR Yufuin Station, Oita Prefecture
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Hakusan Valley
❚ Oita Bungoono Geopark Geosite
Hakusan Valley is a clear stream selected among Japan’s Top 100 Waters, and it is also known for the mass emergence of fireflies around June. Along the river you can see columnar joints from the Aso pyroclastic flow, creating a varied and dramatic landscape. The area is also home to Inazumi Submerged Limestone Cave, a popular tourist attraction.
Location: Along the Nakatsu Bure River between Mie Town and Kiyokawa-cho in Bungoono City
The river’s official name is Nakatsu Bure River, but in the Hakusan area it is affectionately called the Hakusan River.
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About a 3-hour drive from JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture
About a 2-hour drive from JR Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto Prefecture
About a 1 hour 20 minute drive from JR Beppu Station in Oita Prefecture
About a 1 hour 20 minute drive from JR Yufuin Station in Oita Prefecture
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Kawakami Gorge
Kawakami Gorge in Ogata-machi, Bungoono City, Oita Prefecture sits at the uppermost reaches of the Okudake River. It stays cool in summer and offers beautiful autumn foliage in fall.
A walk along the gorge lets you enjoy its rich natural forest.
The riverbed is slippery, so please be careful.
Location: Ohedaira Mine, Ogata-machi, Bungoono City, Oita Prefecture
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About a three-hour drive from JR Hakata Station, Fukuoka Prefecture
About a two-hour drive from JR Kumamoto Station, Kumamoto Prefecture
About a 1 hour 20 minute drive from JR Beppu Station, Oita Prefecture
About a 1 hour 20 minute drive from JR Yufuin Station, Oita Prefecture
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On August 24, 2025, the Suga-o Stone Buddha Fire Festival took place in Mie-machi, Bungoono City, Oita Prefecture.
At the “Rooster Crow Imitation Contest,” inspired by a local legend, participants imitated rooster calls in their own styles, filling the venue with smiles.
On stage, the bold drumming of Toyukai and the dances of Matsuo Kagura were performed.
In the latter half of the festival, a torch-throwing event called “Taima-nage” took place, in which flaming torches were thrown from below into a roughly 3-meter-high pine pillar to ignite it, and many children gave it a try.
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About a 3-hour drive from JR Hakata Station, Fukuoka Prefecture
About a 2-hour drive from JR Kumamoto Station, Kumamoto Prefecture
About a 1 hour 20 minute drive from JR Beppu Station, Oita Prefecture
About a 1 hour 20 minute drive from JR Yufuin Station, Oita Prefecture
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Summer Memories of Bungo-Ono, Oita Prefecture
On August 14, the Kodai Torch Fire Festival took place in Ogata Town, Bungoono City, Oita Prefecture.
At 7:30 p.m., torches were lit all at once, and the lights of the torches prepared by the local community rose up in a dreamlike display across the area around Harajiri Falls and the Ogata rice fields.
Flame sculptures made from torches that depict torii gates and stone bridges are also beautiful.
Upstream from Harajiri Falls stands the stone Harajiri Bridge, and the sight of torches glowing on the stone bridge is very beautiful.
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About a 3-hour drive from JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture
About a 2-hour drive from JR Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto Prefecture
About a 1 hour 20 minute drive from JR Beppu Station in Oita Prefecture
About a 1 hour 20 minute drive from JR Yufuin Station in Oita Prefecture
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Shinda Falls
Shinda Falls in Kyushu’s Oita Prefecture, located in Bungoono City, consists of the male waterfall on the main stream of the Ono River and the female waterfall on the Hirai River, a tributary.
The male waterfall is about 100 meters wide and 20 meters high.
The site is also famous for a visit by the Muromachi-period painter Sesshū, who created a work titled “Chinden Waterfall Painting” here.
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About a 3-hour drive from JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture
About a 2-hour drive from JR Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto Prefecture
About a 1 hour 20 minute drive from JR Beppu Station in Oita Prefecture
About a 1 hour 20 minute drive from JR Yufuin Station in Oita Prefecture
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The 32nd Sugao Stone Buddha Fire Festival
❚ Held on August 24, 2025
The Sugao Stone Buddha Fire Festival takes place at Sugao Stone Buddha Plaza in Mie Town, Bungoono City, Oita Prefecture.
The rooster-crowing imitation contest, inspired by a local legend, is a delightfully fun event where participants perform rooster calls while wearing handmade costumes (of course, costumes are optional) or delivering unique acts. Smiles fill the venue.
Date and Time: Sunday, August 24, 2025
Location: Sugao Stone Buddha Plaza (Mie Town, Bungoono City, Oita Prefecture)
Parking is in front of Sugao Elementary School’s pool. A free shuttle taxi runs between the parking area and the venue.
Event Schedule
15:00 Shinto rituals and Buddhist ceremonies
15:10 Welcoming the demon
15:20 Opening ceremony and mochi-throwing
15:30 Toyuyukai taiko drumming
16:00 Rooster-crowing imitation contest
17:00 Torch throwing
18:00 Matsuo kagura performance
20:00 End
▶ Rooster-Crowing Imitation Contest — Participants Wanted
Participation fee: Free (participation prizes available)
Application deadline: Thursday, August 21, 2025
Prize money: 1st place 30,000 yen, 2nd place 20,000 yen, 3rd place 10,000 yen
Additional prize: Roadside Station Mie gift certificates
Apply via the Sugao Regional Promotion Council
Organizer / Contact
Sugao Regional Promotion Council
❚ About the Sugao Stone Buddha Fire Festival
Local residents organize the festival to boost community revitalization and promote awareness of the Sugao cliff-carved stone Buddhas.
The rooster-crowing imitation contest is based on a local legend. According to the tale, a troublesome demon settled in the area and demanded, "Give me the village maiden as a bride!" The troubled village headman consulted a monk, who told the demon, "If you carve five stone Buddhas on the cliff in one night, I will give you the maiden as a bride; if you cannot, you must leave the village." Worried villagers checked at night and found the demon carving the fifth statue. They had the village’s rooster-call master imitate a rooster, and the demon mistook the sound for dawn and fled.
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About a 3-hour drive from JR Hakata Station, Fukuoka Prefecture
About a 2-hour drive from JR Kumamoto Station, Kumamoto Prefecture
About a 1 hour 20 minute drive from JR Beppu Station, Oita Prefecture
About a 1 hour 20 minute drive from JR Yufuin Station, Oita Prefecture
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Kagura Hall Performances August–November
Kagura Hall is a facility in Kiyokawa-cho, Bungoono City, Oita Prefecture.
It regularly hosts public kagura performances.
Here are the public performance dates from August through November.
Location: Kagura Hall (810 Sunada, Kiyokawa-cho, Bungoono City)
Admission: Adults ¥1,000, children up to junior high ¥500 (both ¥500 extra on the day)
*Tickets are available by advance reservation or on the day of the event.
Contact: Kagura Hall, Tel 0974-35-2372
❚ August Public Performance
Date and Time: Sunday, August 17, 2025, 12:30–15:30
Performers: Asakusa-style Matsuo Kagura; Takenoura Kagura Preservation Society
Reservations Start: From June 17, 2025
❚ September Public Performance
Date and Time: Sunday, September 21, 2025, 12:30–15:30
Performers: Asakusa-style Osako Kagura; Asono Kaguraza
Reservations Start: From July 21, 2025
❚ October Public Performance
Date and Time: Sunday, October 19, 2025, 12:30–15:30
Performers: Asakusa–Inuyama Kagura Company; Shonaihara Kagura Preservation Society
Reservations Start: From August 19, 2025
❚ November Public Performance
Date and Time: Sunday, November 16, 2025, 12:30–15:30
Performers: Ontake Kagura
Reservations Start: From September 16, 2025
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