Japan has both delighted but also scared the living daylights out of me. It may be a fascinating land of volcanoes, technology, and politeness, but there are a few things so new to me that even after 10 years, I still have some trouble adjusting.

For most tourists, Suginoi is one of the best hotels in Beppu with such a great location, large estate and excellent service. Located on top of the hill Kankaiji hot spring area, Suginoi has an incredible advantage to attract a huge number of tourists from all over Japan as well as China and Korea.

The man-powered transportation cart that began in Japan and spread throughout Asia in the 19th century. For your trip to Japan, after you've ridden the trains, planes, and automobiles, why not go for a tour the way aristocrats did?

How many fireworks go off in one hour? An AMAZING amount, that's how much!

Every year, APU hosts the annual campus festival - Tenkusai Festival. Traditional and contemporary song, dance and live performances are just some of the main attractions of the Tenkusai Festival.

When I moved to Beppu, the first thing I was looking for was a sea-beach. Whenever I felt like walking with nature, I always preferred a beach. So, when I saw the Mochigahama beach, I was really amazed by its beauty.

Kaiten student service is a special type of organization in Beppu that sells a wide range of cheap products and helps students to move out from their dormitories to any other place within the Beppu area. They provide a decently priced van for the students to move out into another house. They have two shops at Ishigaki and Kamegawa where they sell used products and deliver it to the customer’s location.

The taste of tea varies from region to region. I have tasted Japanese and Indian tea and both of them are completely different from each other. It is the most commonly drunk beverage in Japan and an important part of Japanese food culture. Different sorts of tea are broadly accessible and devoured anytime of the day. Green tea is the most well-known kind of tea, and when somebody says "tea" (お茶, ocha) without indicating the sort, it is green tea to which is alluded. Green tea is also the central element of the tea ceremony.

One of the best things about Japan is its variety of food which is delicious as well as nutritious. Some of the popular ones are Okonomiyaki, Ramen, Sushi, etc.

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University or APU is a private establishment initiated April 2000 in Beppu, Ōita, Japan.