Cobalt-blue spring water
Any month; the blue is brightest on sunny days.
Tourism source ↗A spring pond in Mine (not Beppu in Oita) whose limestone-filtered water glows cobalt blue. It is one of Japan’s 100 best waters, and people fill bottles from the spring beside the small shrine.
💡 Curated exact-place photo verified against its Wikimedia Commons file page.
位於日本山口縣美禰市別府地區的別府弁天池，後方為別府巖島神社Reference photo · selected conditions are not photographed yet
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22°C
Partly cloudy
💧 93% rain chance · wind 4 km/h
Hourly forecast
22°💧 93%
21°💧 96%
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18°💧 59%
17°💧 2%
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Packing checklist
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Parking
Beppu Benten Pond parking
AVAILABLE
SUV / high-roof friendly
Parking beside the pond.
Parking source ↗
Directions to Beppu Benten Pond
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A DIFFERENT JAPAN, EVERY MONTH
When to see this place
Typical viewing windows. Weather and bloom dates vary each year; these are not live forecasts.
Suitability
Stroller: Not recommended
Nursing room: Not available
Noise level: quiet
Kids: Check terrain, weather and current access before travel.
Rules
Fire: no fire
Water access: lake
Drones: permit required
Nearby places
Within 30 km, closest first.
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Sources, photo credits and verification
Place information: Official tourism source · Reviewed 2026-10-13
- 1. 位於日本山口縣美禰市別府地區的別府弁天池，後方為別府巖島神社 · Tzu-hsun Hsu · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Beppu Benten Pond · Miné-Akiyoshidai Karst Plateau Geopark · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. The blue spring of Beppu Benten Pond · TT mk2 · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 3.0