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Beppu Tower

Located in Beppu Shi, Oita Coordinates: 33°16′54″ N 131°30′21″ E

Beppu Tower
Tabitan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Beppu
0.8 km W
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Elevation
10 m
above sea level
When to go
May–JuneOctober–November
See the climate
Airports
OIT Oita Airport31 km
UBJ Yamaguchi Ube Airport75 km

About Beppu Tower

Beppu Tower is a landmark. Location: Beppu Shi, Oita.

From Wikipedia

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 sightseeing

Best 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).

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Climate of Beppu Tower
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)45811021521662702862052441267051

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

Nearest towns and villages

  • Beppu City, Beppu Shi
    0.8 km W
  • Ōita City, Ōita City
    10 km SE
  • Hiji Town, Hiji Machi
    10 km N
  • Hiji Machi Municipality, Hayami-gun
    11 km N

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Data last updated: · 2 independent sources