Visiting an onsen is a popular thing to do while visiting Japan. There's one city that's most famous for its thermal baths and it's nowhere near Tokyo.

The Jigoku-mushi Purin, or “hell-steamed custard pudding,” is so ... water that is available at the Myoban onsen resort in Beppu, Oita Prefecture. “Its bitter caramel sauce and rich flavor ...

Here's an unusual trip: a Japanese city that looks like it was built right above hell itself ... But don't worry, lots of people come to Beppu to relax! Check out the gallery and see one of ...

Japanese researchers hope that a new geologic epoch covering the present time will be named after Beppu Bay in western Japan, a second such example following the Chibanian Age. Work is under way ...