Usa City Tourism AssociationTEL 0978-37-0202http://www.usa-kanko.jp/

Ajimu Town Tourism AssociationTEL 0978-34-4839 http://www3.coara.or.jp/~ajmkk/

Innai Town Tourism AssociationTEL 0978-42-6040http://www16.ocn.ne.jp/~innai/

Usa City Hall Tourism and Community Development DivisionTEL 0978-32-1111http://www.city.usa.oita.jp

Ajimu City Hall Branch Office, Usa CityTEL 0978-44-1111

Innai City Hall Branch Office, Usa CityTEL 0978-42-5111

Enquiries

◎List of Accommodations※The city dialing code is 0978 for 　all numbers

◎Toyo-no-Shokusai Local Product Shops※Refer to shops or restaurants that use 　locally produced ingredients of Oita.

◎Access to Usa City

Tokyo 4hrs 50min

Nagoya 3hrs40min

Osaka 2hrs 10min

Hakata 20min

Beppu30min

Oita40min

Miyazaki4hrs

Ko

kura

Yanagigaura

Station

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Oita

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Oita

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Usa ShrineCar or JR train Car or JR train

40min Tokuyama2hrs

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Usa ShrineFerry

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FerryCar Car

1hr30min

JR Line

Airplane

Vehicle Ferry

Hachiman-no-sato Usa

Kikusui Inn

Koshita Inn

Narumi

Public 21

Riverside Hotel Usa

Hotel AZ Oita-Azimu

Sanman-Nanasen-Goku Guest House

Takimien Guest House

Tsubusakan

Yamasa Inn

37-2288

32-0442

37-0148

32-0147

33-3355

33-2222

44-1850

44-1171

48-2749

48-2208

44-0002

Usa

Ajim

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Kakumasa

Kikusui Inn

Koshita Inn

Chiyose

Asagiri-no-Sho

Ajimutei Japanese Restaurant

Onoiwa-no-Sho

Tsubusakan

Yama-no-Eki Sennindachaya Ryochiku

Farm Village Restaurant Hayashin-chi

Shop of Homemade Snacks

37-0581

32-0442

37-0148

38-0444

44-1236

44-2118

34-2224

48-2208

34-2525

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Usa Shrine0978-37-0001 MAP：E-2

Usa Fudoki-no-OkaOita Prefectural History Museum0978-37-2100 MAP：D-1

Five Hundred Rakan Buddhas of Tokoji Temple 0978-38-3830MAP：D-1

Joi Shelter Hangar Trench No. I0978-32-1111 MAP：D-1

Usa Peace Memorial Museum0978-33-1338 MAP：C-1

Ryuganji Temple0978-42-6560 MAP：B-3

Michi-no-Eki "Innai"0978-42-5539 MAP：C-3

Sato-no-Eki"Futaba-no-Sato"0978-33-5255 MAP：B-1

Sato-no-EkiOnoiwa-no-Sho0978-34-2224 MAP：E-3

FestivalsEvents

Stone Bridges that Reflect the Passion of Great Craftsmen Kote-e Wall Murals Expressing the Wishes of People

Tour of Waterfalls Takkiri ValleyMAP：C-4

Grape-Picking0978-44-1111

Ajimu Winery0978-34-2210 MAP：D-3

0978-42-6326 MAP：A-4

Family Tour Village "Ajimu"0978-44-1955 MAP：D-3

Landscape of Nishishiya(Machu Picchu of Usa)0978-42-6040 MAP：A-4

African Safari Park0978-48-2331 MAP：F-4

January 4 Takasu Kannon Onie Festival

January 10Takasu Kannon Sennichi Mairi Festival

Late MarchInnai Stone Bridges Marathon

April 29Mt. Kanarase Rohododendron Viewing Hike

May 3 National University Sumo Championships Qualifying Tournament in Usa

Beginning of June Firefly Viewing Festival

June 26 Rice-Planting Festival

End of June Ritual for the Opening of Waterfalls in Ajimu

Mid-July Usa Nagoshi Festival (summer festival) / Fireworks Festival

End of July - Beginning of AugustUsa Shrine Nagoshi Festival (summer festival)

Jamaican Village

Beginning of AugustUsa Tanabata Festival

15 AugustShoro-Okuri Festival (festival to send off spirits)

Mid-August Bonchi Festival

Around August or SeptemberUsa Shrine Night Festival

Around September or OctoberWine Festival

First Sunday of SeptemberHigh School Sumo National Championships

Qualifying Tournament in Usa

Beginning of OctoberChushusai Festival (Hojoe) (mid-autumn festival)

Mid-NovemberNational Straw Binding and Piling Competition

Mid-December

Otorikoshi Festival

December 31Usa Shrine New Year's Eve Festival

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Sato-no-Eki"Winery Restaurant Asagiri-no-Sho"0978-44-1236 MAP：D-39

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Yama-no-Eki Sennindachaya Ryochiku0978-34-2525 MAP：E-4

Higashi and Nishi Honganji Yokkaichi Branch Temple

0978-32-1901（Nishi Branch Temple）0978-32-0050（Higashi Branch Temple）MAP：C-2

17 1816 Tour of Strangely-Shaped Rocks Hot Spring

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Amari WaterfallMAP：D-4Fukino WaterfallMAP：E-4Higashishiiya Waterfall

Stay at a Farm HouseExperience the farm life through staying at a typical farm house in the countryside. Try your hand at making buckwheat noodles or baking bread.0978-44-1111

Make Yourself at Home with a Farming Family

A Leisurely Tour of Usa City－Guide Map for Usa City, Oita Prefecture－

From mid-July to the end of

October, enjoy grape-picking

in the Ajimu Basin which is

famous for grape cultivation.

Take a tour of the winery where local Ajimu grapes are used to make wine. Wine-tasting is available at the shop on the premises.

There are many facilities here such as campsites, park golf course, tennis courts, swim-ming pool, vineyard, and hot spring spa, among others.

The conical mountain that the local people of Nishishiya call Akibasama, the god of fire prevention, is in the background of the terraced rice fields and village. This landscape has become a hot topic, because it looks like the landscape of Machu Picchu, a World Heritage site in Peru.

1300 w i ld an ima l s o f 69

species live freely in this wild-

life park.

Guests will be welcomed with

d i s h e s m a d e f r o m l o c a l

spec ia l t i es such as w i l d

chicken and yam.

The wooden buildings, including the main hall of largest class in Kyushu that has existed since the Edo Period, provide a solemn atmosphere that has some traces of the past.Temple gate of the temple (called Higashi Betsuin in Japanese) has been specified as a prefectural tangible cultural property.

Various strangely-shaped rocks can be found here, such as Sadakyo-ishi Megalith and Sen-no-Iwa – designated a National Scenic Beauty. Explore the fresh green of spring and the autumn foliage at Mt. Senganzan and Senninkyo Valley.

Hot springs gushing from the earth can be found in various parts of Usa city. Soak in the numerous hot spring baths and enjoy the unique charac-teristic of each one.

Take in the view of powerful waterfalls such as "Higashishiiya Waterfall", one of the 100 best waterfalls in Japan, and "Fukino Waterfall", known as the waterfall to be admired from behind.

A stream of clear water flows through the monolithic riverbed. The summer season brings many visitors to the campsite, bungalows, fishing pond, etc., while view-ing autumn leaves is popular in the fall.

Usa Shrine is the head shrine of approxi-mately 40,000 Hachiman Shrines in Japan. Within the shrine compounds, there are numerous attractions awaiting visitors such as the Main Shrine – a National Treasure, a historical roofed bridge, and a Japanese garden.

Approximately 800 i tems of historical material are exhibited here. The Usa Fudoki-no-Oka hill is dotted with many ancient tombs inc lud ing Aka tsuka Anc ient Tomb – the o ldest ancient tomb in Kyushu, as well as five other ancient tombs.

At the end of the Edo period, the chief priest of the temple commiss ioned masons to make 521 stone images of Buddha in order to save the residents of the area from their difficult lives.

The shelter hangar trench is a hangar built to protect military planes from air raids during the war. 10 such trenches can be found in this park.

Opened in June, 2013, as a place for learning about the preciousness of life and the value of peace. Visitors can see rare and valuable film footages of the Second World War, and a life-size model of Mitsubishi A6M Zero, which was used in the motion picture “The Eternal Zero”.

Jigoku Gokuraku Wall Paintings at the Ruins of Keishoji Temple 0978-44-1111 MAP：E-36

Towards the end of the Edo period, in the cave where the images of Yama (the King of Hell) and Kannon (the Goddess of Mercy) are depicted, the world of the afterlife was painted in order to convey the teachings of Buddha to the people.

The b ig wooden image o f Buddha reputed to be carved by Gyoki Priest in just one night has been designated a National Important Cultural Asset.

Fresh local vegetables can be purchased here, as wel l as Yuzu citron sweets and handi-craft products. You can also savor unique dishes made from edible wild plants.

Va luab le i n fo rma t i on and objects related to Futabayama, the famous sumo wrestler of the Showa period, is on display here. There is also a corner where local specialties are sold.

Fresh local farm products are lined on the shelves of this shop. You can also taste the Ajimu specialty – soft-shelled turtle dishes.

No less than 75 stone bridges built from the end of the Edo period to the Showa period still remain in Innai. A tour of the stone bridges is highly recom-mended.

"Kote-e" refers to wall murals of plaster painted on the walls of warehouses or private houses in the later hal f of the Edo per iod. More than 80 wal l murals can be found in Ajimu town.

Wine and branded Bungo beef c a n b e s a m p l e d h e r e a t reasonable prices. There is a gift shop here as well.

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9hrs 35min

3hrs 30min

2hrs 40min

2hrs 10min

Osaka

Kobe

Matsuyama

Yahatahama

Misaki

Haneda1hr 25min

Narita 1hr 35min

Nagoya 1hr 10min

Itami1hr 00min

Seoul1hr 45min