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.
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Plum Bloom Report — Asakura Fumio Memorial Museum as of February 27
The Asakura Fumio Memorial Museum (Asakura Fumio Kinenkan) sits in Asochi Town, Bungo Ono City, Oita Prefecture.
Many plum trees are planted throughout the park.
Most buds remain closed, so it felt about 10% in bloom.
We will update the flowering status as it progresses.
Location: Asakura Fumio Memorial Museum (1587-11 Ikeda, Asochi Town, Bungo Ono City)
Parking: Available (free)
Opening hours: 10:00–17:00
Closed: Mondays (or the following day if Monday is a public holiday)
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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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Kyushu, Oita Prefecture, Bungo Ono City
On February 8, 2025, the “Bungo Ono Dondo-yaki” was held in Ono Town, Bungo Ono City.
A roughly 20-meter-high dondo was decorated with New Year pine ornaments and shimenawa brought by attendees.
After the Shinto rites, stage events such as kagura and drum performances entertained a large crowd.
After fireworks, the organizing committee and local junior high students prayed for good health and safety before igniting the dondo.
The crackling sound and the towering blaze of the dondo were truly spectacular.
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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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Kyushu, Oita Prefecture, Bungoono City event
"PRE Junzo" held at Oita Station Plaza
Ahead of Junzo, "PRE Junzo" will once again take place this year at Oita Station Plaza.
This is a pre-event where you can sample Bungoono’s sake before the main Junzo event.
Vendors will offer Bungoono sake and snacks that pair perfectly with it.
This year’s program also features stage performances.
Why not come to Oita Station Plaza and get a taste of Junzo?
Date and Time
Saturday, March 1, 2025, 3:00 PM–7:00 PM (last admission 6:30 PM)
Location
JR Oita Station Plaza
Tasting of each brewery’s signature sake
We will sell tasting tickets for 2,000 yen on site for up to 500 people. (One cup from each brewery, four cups total)
Additional tasting tickets will be available for 500 yen per cup (available only to ticket holders).
Stage Performances
Taiko drumming, kagura and other performances from Bungoono City are scheduled to appear.
Junzo Tickets for Sale
We will sell tickets for the main Junzo event at the PRE Junzo venue.
Ticket prices
■ Advance sale price: 2,000 yen (tax included)
■ Same-day price: 2,500 yen (tax included)
A special zodiac-themed guinomi (sake cup) is also on sale
■ Single price: 880 yen (tax included)
(Available for 500 yen to ticket holders)
Buying the guinomi together with a Junzo ticket offers better value.
Junzo Bus Tour Reservations Open
If you prefer a relaxed route, consider the Oita departure and return bus tour.
Event Inquiries
Commerce and Tourism Division Tel: 0974-22-1117
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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Kyushu, Oita Prefecture, Bungo Ono City event
[The 32nd Bungo Ono Dondo-yaki Festival]
The 32nd Bungo Ono Dondo-yaki Festival will take place in Ono Town, Bungo Ono City.
The sight of the roughly 20-meter-tall “dondo” built from bamboo rising up in flames is spectacular.
Pray for good health and a prosperous year at the dondo-yaki.
[Date and Time]
Saturday, February 8, 2025, from 16:30 (held light rain or shine)
[Location]
Ono General Sports Park (Parking Lot No. 2), Bungo Ono City
[Admission]
Free
[Parking]
Available
[Schedule]
16:30 – 17:00 Opening ceremony
17:00 – 17:30 Shinto ritual
17:30 – 19:00 Shonai Children’s Kagura (Yufu City)
19:00 – 19:40 Yufuin Genryu Taiko (Yufu City)
19:40 – 19:45 Ikushima Fireworks (Bungo Ono City)
19:45 – 20:00 Dondo fire-lighting ceremony
20:00 – Dondo ignition
21:00 – Closing ceremony
※Please bring New Year’s shimekazari decorations and omamori charms to the venue between 9:00 and 17:00 on the day of the event. We cannot accept items in advance.
[Event Inquiries]
Ono Town Dondo-yaki Executive Committee (Bungo Ono City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Youth Division, Ono Branch)
Phone: 0974-34-2234
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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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Event information for Bungo Ono City, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu
Bungo Ono City Stamp Rally Tour of Five Roadside Stations
A stamp rally that takes you around the five roadside stations in Bungo Ono City will be held.
Visit the five roadside stations and make purchases of 300 yen or more to collect stamps for a chance to win local specialties from the roadside stations. A total of 125 winners will be selected.
Give it a try and aim for these wonderful prizes!
Event period
Saturday, January 18, 2025 – Sunday, March 2, 2025
How to apply
Pick up the stamp rally flyer (stamp sheet) at each roadside station.
You will receive one stamp for each purchase of 300 yen or more. Visit each roadside station to collect stamps.
When you have stamps from all five stations, cut out the detachable section on the back, fill in the required information, and drop it into the box set up at each station.
Participating locations
Roadside Station Mie
Roadside Station Kiyokawa
Roadside Station Harajiri Falls
Roadside Station Asaji
Roadside Station Oono
Prizes
Prize A: Roadside station specialty set worth 5,000 yen — 30 winners
Prize B: Roadside station specialty set worth 3,000 yen — 45 winners
Prize C: Roadside station specialty set worth 2,000 yen — 50 winners
Other notes
If a prize cannot be delivered because the recipient is absent for an extended period after delivery, the prize will be forfeited.
Winners will be notified by shipment of their prize.
Shipments are scheduled for late March 2025.
Inquiries
Bungo Ono City Five Roadside Stations Stamp Rally Office (located in Roadside Station Asaji)
Phone: 0974-64-1210
Access to central Bungo Ono 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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Kyushu, Oita Prefecture’s Bungo Ono City event information
■■ Bungo Ono Megurukura 2025
On March 16, 2025, Bungo Ono Megurukura 2025 celebrates its event.
Why not tour four sake breweries in Bungo Ono City and savor fine sake and Bungo Ono gourmet treats?
Date and Time
Sunday, March 16, 2025, 9:30 AM–3:30 PM
Megurukura Tickets Now on Sale
Advance sale price: 2,000 yen (tax included)
Same-day price: 2,500 yen (tax included)
Special zodiac-themed sake cup also on sale
Single item price: 880 yen (tax included)
(Ticket holders can buy one for 500 yen)
Buying the sake cup together with a Megurukura ticket is a great deal.
Ticket Sales Locations
Hamajima Sake Brewery TEL 0974-42-2216
Kira Sake Brewery TEL 0974-42-2205
Muretsuru Sake Brewery TEL 0974-72-0101
Fujii Brewing TEL 0974-37-2016
Bungo Ono City Tourism Association TEL 0974-27-4215
Win a Prize by Lottery
If you enter with a Megurukura ticket stamped by all four breweries, you will be entered into a prize drawing.
How to apply: Fill in the required information on the application field on the back of your Megurukura ticket and put it in a designated collection box. Collection boxes are available at each brewery and at Mie-machi Station. Winners will be notified by shipping the prize.
Shuttle Bus Information
Shuttle buses will run on the day of Megurukura. You need a Megurukura ticket to board the shuttle bus.
Shuttle buses running between JR Mie-machi Station and the venues operate at intervals of about 30–40 minutes.
You may board or disembark at any venue.
※When boarding, please show your ticket to the staff.
Inquiries about the Megurukura event
Bungo Ono City Hall, Commerce and Tourism Division TEL 0974-22-1117
■■ Bungo Ono Megurukura
Bungo Ono City is home to two sake breweries and two shochu distilleries. Megurukura is the day when all four breweries in Bungo Ono City welcome visitors together.
It’s a special day to enjoy delicious drinks and snacks while touring the breweries and taking in the scenery of Bungo Ono City.
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About 3 hours by car from JR Hakata Station, Fukuoka Prefecture
About 2 hours by car from JR Kumamoto Station, Kumamoto Prefecture
About 1 hour 20 minutes by car from JR Beppu Station, Oita Prefecture
About 1 hour 20 minutes by car from JR Yufuin Station, Oita Prefecture
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Bungo Ono City in Oita Prefecture, Kyushu.
On January 3, 2025, the Ontake Kagura New Year performance took place at the Kagura Kaikan in Kiyokawamachi, Bungo Ono City.
Many visitors came that day and enjoyed the Kagura dances.✨
The Ontake Kagura performed with impressive, vigorous dances.
Many guests were captivated.
■■■ What is Ontake Kagura
The Ontake Kagura passed down in Kiyokawamachi is said to have begun in 1449, at the same time as the founding of Ontake Shrine.
It has been handed down for a long time, and Kagura in this tradition is performed in Oono, Naoiri, Ken Nan, and as far as the Aso region. In 2007 it was designated a National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.
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About 3 hours by car from JR Hakata Station, Fukuoka Prefecture
About 2 hours by car from JR Kumamoto Station, Kumamoto Prefecture
About 1 hour 20 minutes by car from JR Beppu Station, Oita Prefecture
About 1 hour 20 minutes by car from JR Yufuin Station, Oita Prefecture
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Gourmet information for Bungoono City in Oita Prefecture, Kyushu✨
[Funny Days Burger&Sand]
Funny Days Burger&Sand is a hamburger shop in Miecho, Bungoono City.
From December 2024, the Asaji Beef Menchi Katsu Burger debuts.
The menchi katsu made with 100% Asaji beef is generously sized.
It’s juicy, incredibly tender, and surprisingly delicious.
[Funny Days Burger&sand]
▼A burger shop using handmade buns and patties
[Location] 878 Uchida, Miecho, Bungoono City, Oita Prefecture (inside Eightpia Oono)
Sold at [Share Shop Sumika]
Parking: Available (on the Eightpia Oono grounds)
[Hours] Tuesday–Sunday 10:00–15:00 (last order 14:30)
[Closed] Monday and Wednesday (occasional irregular closures)
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About 3 hours by car from JR Hakata Station, Fukuoka Prefecture
About 2 hours by car from JR Kumamoto Station, Kumamoto Prefecture
About 1 hour 20 minutes by car from JR Beppu Station, Oita Prefecture
About 1 hour 20 minutes by car from JR Yufuin Station, Oita Prefecture
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Bungoono City in Oita Prefecture on Kyushu.
[Notice of No Entry to Yujaku Park]
Shinji Pond's revetment in Yujaku Park in Asaji Town, Bungoono City, Oita Prefecture will undergo repair work.
Entry to Yujaku Park is prohibited during the construction period.
Please take note if you are considering visiting Yujaku Park for tourism or other purposes.
Location
Yujaku Park (Kamiozuka, Asaji Town, Bungoono City, Oita Prefecture)
No-Entry Period
January 6, 2025 – Around summer 2025
* All entrances will be closed during the no-entry period.
* The no-entry period may shift earlier or later depending on construction progress.
Contact
Bungoono City Hall, Commerce and Tourism Division, Tourism Promotion Section Phone: 0974-22-1117
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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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【Uedahara Yutate Kagura (kamitawara yutate kagura)】
The "Uedahara Yutate Kagura" took place on December 8, 2024, at Mitarai Shrine in Uedahara, Mie-machi, Bungoono City, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu.
This ritual, offered every three years to pray for good health and a bountiful harvest, drew many spectators on the day.
The Uedahara Yutate Kagura begins with the fire deity tending two large cauldrons of boiling water while the waters are inspected. Afterward, dancers wildly leap over the charcoal embers, scattering sparks as they perform.
Next, two performers dressed in eboshi caps and hakama stir the hot water and scoop it by hand to collect the yudama (hot-water spirit) to offer before the shrine.
Then two performers in white robes drench themselves with sasa bamboo leaves, dance barefoot over the charcoal, enter the cauldron area to recite norito (Shinto prayers), and conclude with a final dedicatory dance.
The courageous and otherworldly spectacle drew loud applause from the audience.
【Location】
Mitarai Shrine grounds (Uedahara, Mie-machi, Bungoono City)
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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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