Society | Jul 03

Japan’s hot-spring capital Beppu made quite possibly the best tourism video ever

It’s clear that with tourism everywhere having been brought to a standstill from COVID-19, Beppu is wasting no time and sparing no effort to get people back as soon as possible.

The city of Beppu on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu, rich in natural hot springs, has really gone above and beyond by coming out with a promotional video that’s both highly informative and difficult to take your eyes off..

The whole thing has an visually pleasing Discovery Channel vibe to it but also doesn’t let up with the facts, taking us back over four billion years into the region’s history.


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