Usual hours and prices, checked 2026-10-06 against the sources under “What this place is”. They can change for holidays and events — confirm before you go. Official site
Our guide
Beppu Tower is a lattice tower 100 m high in Beppu, Ōita. It was first built to help bring tourists to the area, and today is used mainly for TV transmission. It has an observation deck 55 m up.
Beppu Station on the Nippō Main Line is about 550 m away in a straight line, and Beppu Onsen about 600 m. We have not checked the observation deck's hours or fees.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Beppu Tower 20230212 — Tabitan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Central Beppu City 20230101 — Tabitan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Beppu Tower 02 — Σ64 · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Beppu Tower 03 — Σ64 · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- View of Beppu Tower from Tokiwa Beppu store - Sep 26, 2015 — Motohiro Sunouchi · CC BY 2.0 · source · resized
- Bepputower — User:Willbarker25 · Public domain · source · resized
- Beppu Tower 20221225 — Tabitan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Beppu Tower 1960s — Project kei · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Beppu Tower01s5s3200 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
- Beppu Tower — User:Sushiya · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
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).
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-06 · Beppu Tower: observation-deck admission
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Nearby station
Nearby station: Beppu (Nippō Main Line), about 550 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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