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What To Expect

Reviews

• Beppu land of steam.

  ABAD C,

  Nov 12, 2025

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  Our tour guide, Ayu, was great! We were able to see all the Hell holes, do some shopping and enjoy a great lunch with her guidance. Ayu is personable, warm and attentive.

• Wonderful 2 day tour of Usuki and. Beppu

  JoAnn H,

  Oct 28, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  We hired Kei for 2 days for the Beppu day tour and the Discover Usuki tour. Kei arranged the days so that we would be touring the areas during the less crowded times and it worked perfectly. He picked us up at the ferry terminal with some local snacks to try (delicious!) to start the day. Being a Sunday, we headed to Usuki for the first day since the Beppu Hells would likely be more crowded. It was so quiet and peaceful walking through the old Samurai town. It was quite fascinating and beautiful. Highly recommend this tour to immerse yourself in an area where it feels like going back in time in Japan. Upon our request, Kei arranged for us to have a fugu meal at a local restaurant. One bucket list item completed! He then drove us to see the carved Buddhas, then monkey mountain. Both stops were well worth the visit! Kei was very informative and considerate to make sure we were enjoying our tour. The next day we went to see highlights of the Beppu Hell pools. He had more local snacks for us to try…Yummm! Another fantastic day seeing three of the pools. We also had a walking tour of the back streets of Beppu and leaned how all the geothermal activity was being used. Very interesting…you had the option of even steaming your feet! We asked to eat udon for lunch and we stopped at a delicious udon place, that even my picky raised-in-Japan mother loved. Afterwards, we went up to a fantastic view of Beppu that tourists are not likely to see. And with some extra time, my boyfriend wanted to buy tools and Kei was able accommodate us. Kei had been communicating with me before the trip to ensure the tour was catered to our interests. The biggest concern was that my mother was in a wheelchair. He made sure that everywhere we went, it was wheelchair accessible. He had a little stool for her to help her step into the vehicle too. That was perfect. Thank you Kei for a wonderful time!

  

  

  

  

• Great family day trip in Beppu

  chocolatetwistcone,

  Oct 25, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Had a great experience on this private tour- kei was super accomodating with young kids (age 6/9) as he also has kids. He also speaks great english. Kei picked us up promptly from the hotel, his car was quite spacious, he brought cold drinks since the temperature was over 30C that day. We went to the monkey park and 3 of the ‘hells’ as well as a very local place for lunch. We ended with an observatory look out for great pictures in the afternoon before a drop off back at the hotel. It was a memorable day and im so glad we booked with him.

• Shining Kyushu experience!

  Sabrinazzz,

  Oct 11, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Me and my husband had a wonderful time here in Beppu with our fantastic guide Ayu. She picked us up at the hotel and showed us the most beautiful and interesting Hells in Beppu and Kannawa with a tour of scenic sites and steams all over the narrow streets of the district. We also enjoyed a tasty lunch together made with steam cooked by ourselves, it was so funny and unique! Our guide Ayu was so kind and prepared, we recommend this tour and Mr Keita’s organization, very professional and attentive to our needs and request. Should we come once again, we surely request about Keita’s tours organization. Hope to experience it again!

  

  

  

  

  

  

• BEST PRIVATE GUIDE EVER

  terrance l,

  Oct 9, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Keita Hirose in Beppu is the best we have ever had… We are currently on the NCL spirit 6/25/25 sailing and in planning our trip, there was limited information for the different ports. We feel very lucky to have seen Keita mentioned in a post. He did an excellent job in pre-planing our day. I’ve never had anyone more detailed and concerned with trying to plan the best day ever. Before we met at the dock we felt as if he was a friend and by the end of the day it felt more like he was family. Our daughter is 16 and he did a great job of keeping her involved all day as well. When people ask what we miss about japan keita will be on our list, but luckily with today’s technology we will be able to stay in touch. We would definitely book with keita again.