Beppu is a very popular hot spring destination of Japan.  Situated on the island of Kyushu, Beppu is Japan’s pride and it is estimated over a billion visitors pay visits to the spot annually.  Beppu also possesses the largest bath range types from mud baths, steam baths, hot sand baths to the usual hot water bath. Beppu can into existence 17th century.  It instantaneously became a famous spot because of the thousands of hot springs (pronounced onsen in Japanese).  These spots are considered scared. Besides enthralling visitors from around the world, Beppu ranks as the hot springs capital of Japan as it possesses the largest volume of hot water in the world besides Yellowstone.  Beppu has 2,849 springs and 9 types of water, a world record.  Additionally, Beppu is famous for some  [...]

The Great Buddha of Kamakura is an immense statue of Buddha in his Amida’s form. The statue of the Amida Buddha is made out of the Bronze. It is an open-air statue. The Great Buddha of Kamakura is located in the Kamakura city of Japan. The statue has its position on the peaceful ground of the Buddhist temple named Kotokuin. The temple is regarded as one of the most holy places in the city. The Great Buddha is one of the few popular symbols of Japan. The Great Buddha is commonly known as Daibutsu. The height of the Daibutsu statue is around 13.35m where as the weight of the statue is about 93 000 kilograms. The statue of the Great Buddha is the considered as the largest Buddha monument after Todaiji which is located in Nara. Many people believe that the Daibutsu is the most impressive  [...]