Kokonoe Town

The bridge spans 173m above the riverbed.

Kokonoe Yume Otsurihashi

Photo by TANAKA Juuyoh (田中十洋) (CC BY 2.0)

01 ／ Tadewara Wetland

Registered together with Bogatsuru,91ha in all, as a Ramsar site.

Spanning about 38ha at roughly 1,000m elevation on the Chojabaru plain (長者原), this is one of Japan's largest mid-elevation moors. On November 8, 2005, it was registered as a Ramsar wetland together with Bogatsuru (坊ガツル), under the name 'Kuju Bogatsuru and Tadewara Wetland.' A boardwalk loop takes about 15 minutes, and over 100 kinds of flowers bloom from spring to autumn.

2005-11-08: Ramsar registration
Tadewara 38ha, Bogatsuru 53ha
Elevation: about 1,000m

02 ／ Sujiyu Onsen's Utase Bath

Water falls from about 3m --18 jets at this communal bath.

筋湯温泉うたせ湯.jpg — Photo by Koda6029 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

At this communal bathhouse (共同浴場) in Sujiyu Onsen, 18 jets of hot water fall from about 3m high on each side. The name Sujiyu ('muscle water') is said to come from how the spring eases stiff shoulders and sore muscles, and locals have long called it 'Japan's best utaseyu.' Records point to the spring opening in 958.

18 jets, about 3m high
958: recorded opening
Admission: 400 yen

03 ／ Shindo Falls

Two falls, 83m and 93m,among Japan's Top 100 Waterfalls.

Deep in the Kyusuikei gorge (九酔渓, also called the Naruko-gawa valley), the male fall Odaki (83m) and female fall Medaki (93m) together form Shindo Falls (震動の滝), one of Japan's Top 100 Waterfalls. The name is said to come from how the roar makes the surroundings feel as if they are shaking. The falls can also be seen from the Kokonoe 'Yume' Otsurihashi bridge.

Odaki: 83m drop
Medaki: 93m drop
Japan's Top 100 Waterfalls

Living here

Hot springs rise all across town.

about 9,000 people
Rural district town

Known as the Kokonoe 'Yume' Onsen-go, hot springs of differing mineral content -- including Sujiyu, Hosenji and Kabeyu -- dot the town. The Iida Plateau (飯田高原), at roughly 1,000m elevation, stays cool even in summer, amid views of the Kuju mountains and highlands.

People living here: 8,541people
Area: 271.37km²
Households: 3,329households
Rent (average for rentals): —
Healthcare: 0 hospitals ／ 7 clinics

Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Children waiting for childcare: —2 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy: —
Average annual temperature: —

These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

Shape

Borders 5 municipalities across 1 prefectures.

Kokonoe Town in Japan33.228°N 131.189°E

Territory of Kokonoe Town

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (N03)

North to south

25.6km

Oita Prefecture: 玖珠町, 由布市, 竹田市
Kumamoto Prefecture: 小国町, 南小国町

Travel times per leg are not published by the municipality, so they are not shown.

Kokonoe Town isthis kind of town.

01A footbridge for pedestrians only, 173m above the riverbed and 390m long -- the Kokonoe 'Yume' Otsurihashi -- spans the Kuju mountains. Opened in 2006, its 2 billion yen cost was covered without national or prefectural subsidy, as a facility of the town itself.
02At Chojabaru, by the bridge, lies Tadewara Wetland, registered as a Ramsar site (91ha in all) together with Bogatsuru. It is a mid-elevation moor at roughly 1,000m elevation, with boardwalks to explore.
03The communal bathhouse at Sujiyu Onsen has 18 jets of hot water falling from about 3m, and Shindo Falls -- one of Japan's Top 100 Waterfalls (Odaki 83m, Medaki 93m) -- hangs in the Kyusuikei gorge.

See the town as it is now.

Source: Wikidata (P2002, P2003, P2013, P2397)

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

Kokonoe Town official site ↗Wikipedia ↗