Panoramic views of Beppu from Jumonjibaru Viewpoint

In the evening, we had decided to take a drive to Jumonjibaru (十文字原) viewpoint which is the famous night view spot in Beppu. From here, you can see the most cityscape of Beppu such as Kitahama, Mount Takasaki🐒and even Shikoku on a clear day🌞

I tried to take a close-up picture of the city center. The sea seen in the back is Beppu Bay, and beyond that is the city of Oita, the capital of the prefecture. 

The North-East area. If you turn a little further to the left, you'll see Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University or APU for short and the Kunisaki Peninsula. 

Please take a look at my uploaded video📹 taken by mobile📱

Visiting Aonodomon (青の洞門), Nakatsu, Oita

 After enjoying the wonderful scenery of Shin-Yabakei, we came to Aonodomon/Kyoshuho. Kyoshuho (競秀峰) is a chain of rocks that stretches for about 1 km from the lower reaches of the Yamakuni River, and Aonodomon is a tunnel at the foot of Mount Hikizuka⛰ 

We arrived at Domon rest house. Like most famous sightseeing spots in Japan, there's free parking lot in front of the entrance so it is very helpful for us. From here, we took a walk down to the tunnel. Eventually the mouth of the tunnel appears in front of my eyes👀😁

It is said to be that this tunnel was dug by Monk Zenkai with stonemasons for 30 years during the Edo period for the safety of passers-by. 

Now we're going down a narrow path to the cave.

Finally we came to the statue of young Buddhist priest who still digs the cave gate👷

I put a video📹 taken while walking in a cave.

Beautiful autumn leaves of Shin-Yabakei, Nakatsu, Oita

We went to Oita and Kumamoto for 2 days on November 15 and 16.

First, we went to see the autumn colors in Hitome Hakkei (一目八景) of Shin-Yabakei (深耶馬渓) in Nakatsu, Oita. It's the best spot for autumn leaves🍂 in November.

Driving on National Route 387 and Oita Prefectural Route 28 from Kusu Interchange on Oita Expressway and passing some gentle curves, we came to Hitome Hakkei. 

There are many tourists, and the parking lot is full even through it is a weekday😲 I wonder if the autumn leaves situation is at its peak now😟