- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Elevation
- 10 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- OIT Oita Airport31 km
- UBJ Yamaguchi Ube Airport75 km
About Beppu Tower
Beppu Tower is a landmark. Location: Beppu Shi, Oita.
Beppu Tower (別府タワー, Beppu Tawā) is a 100-meter-tall (330-foot) lattice tower located in Beppu, Ōita, Japan. Initially built to help boost tourism in the area, today the tower is primarily used as TV transmission tower. It has an observation deck at a height of 55 metres (180 ft).
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1957
- Opened
- 1957
- Architect
- Tachū Naitō
- Heritage designation
- Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan
- Height
- 90 m
- Official website
- bepputower.co.jp
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Beppu Tower
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, October–November.
This month · November
A good month to visit
Day 18° · Night 9° · Rain 70 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 31°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- July (286 mm)
- Driest month
- January (45 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 10° | 11° | 14° | 19° | 23° | 26° | 30° | 31° | 27° | 23° | 18° | 13° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 5° | 10° | 14° | 19° | 23° | 23° | 20° | 14° | 9° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 45 | 81 | 102 | 152 | 166 | 270 | 286 | 205 | 244 | 126 | 70 | 51 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June October November
How to get to Beppu Tower
The nearest airport is Oita Airport (OIT), 31 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) (76 km). The nearest large city is Beppu, 1 km to the west.
Airports
- Oita Airport (OIT) Oita 31 kmnortheast
- Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) Ube 75 kmnorth
- Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) Kitakyushu 76 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Beppu Population: 122.6K 1 kmwest
- Ōita Population: 477.7K 10 kmsoutheast
- Ube Population: 173.7K 77 kmnorth
- Nobeoka Population: 119.5K 79 kmsouth
- Iizuka Population: 126.4K 86 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mount Tsurumi Mountain, Beppu Shi6.9 km W -
Funai Castle Historic site, Ōita City11 km SE -
Beppu Wan Natural site, Oita6 km E -
Mount Yufu Mountain, Yufu-shi11 km W -
Mount Ōmure Mountain, Kitsuki Shi19 km N
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Ōno River River, Oita18 km E
Nearest towns and villages
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Beppu City, Beppu Shi0.8 km W -
Ōita City, Ōita City10 km SE -
Hiji Town, Hiji Machi10 km N -
Hiji Machi Municipality, Hayami-gun11 km N
Sources & licences
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