Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Pictures of Beppu

I just realized after spending seven weeks here that I haven't taken the time to show much of the area where I live. So, I decided to take some time to walk around Beppu and take pictures of some of the places that I like. These aren't the key site seeing areas in Beppu. Rather, these are some of the typical areas; so, this should give an idea of what Beppu is basically like.

Here is a look at the main street by Beppu Station (the main place where the students come to hang out, shop, etc)...






You can walk down random alleys and find a plethora of little shops lined up along the sides...




Of course, Engrish is everywhere...




Everywhere you go, there are these little food shops where you can try a variety of typical Japanese food and food that is exclusive to the area...








This is Takegawara onsen. At some of the onsen, such as this one, you can eat a wonderful meal before enjoying the singular experience that is the onsen...




This is a look at Beppu Park (one of my favorite places in the area)...












This is Asahi/Beppu Tower (one of the famous landmarks in the area)...




And Global Tower...




Here is a sort of panoramic view of the town from Global Tower...






















Hope you enjoyed!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sweet pics, but how is the sushi???

-Eric

Anonymous said...

Very nice pictures! I bet it's nice to be able to enjoy the locale without worrying about school so much now, too!

Say, when do you return - so that I know when to madly clean the place back up and kick out the homeless guy we've had sleeping in your bed?

-- Jeff S.