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25/08/2009 I just had the chance to go on a trip to enjoy the Beppu city of Oita prefecture in kyushu. It is famous for it s hot springs, various types of hot springs.We started our way with a 2000 yen ticket rounding up all the special hot springs of Beppu. First it was the 「白池地獄」-shiraikejigoku- meaning the white pond hell. This hot water spring has a blueish white.The spring is always covered with the white mist like vapor and the water is said to be of a boiling 99 degrees. You can also enjoy a little aquarium inside the hot spring premises where the killer fish Piranha lives. 6.1 The Shiraike Hell Then we next went to the ｢鬼山地獄」-oniyama jigoku- .This hot water spring has no special color. This water is also at 99 degrees and spraying a hot mist around the pool. This premise has some crocodile nests where various types of Malaysian crocodiles live. there are somewhere around 15 species. Normally crocodiles cannot live in Japan as the climate does not match their lifestyle....

25/08/2009 5.1 Takasaki Mountain Takasaki is a hilly wood where nearly 800 monkeys live in harmony. We could enjoy their free lifestyle, watch them and take photographs and see them getting fed. Takasaki is in the Oita city facing the blue sea of Oita. The Umi tamago aquarium is situated just across the road. When you come towards Takasaki from Beppu city, You park your vehicle at the Umi tamago parking area and then cross the big blue bridge across the 6 lane high way. There you reach the ticketing office where you can get tickets for the cable rope way up the hill or a 500yen ticket for a walk up the hill. The first thing you see once you entered the premises are the warnings about aggressive behavior of the monkeys. You are prohibited to look straight in to the eyes of the monkeys and also feeding them. There were other things such as not let anything hang out such as pamphlets and key holders because they will be pulled and grabbed. After going through numerous warnin...