This area houses many onsen towns, each with its own characteristics, such as Yufuin Onsen that continues to attract many onsen lovers with its luxurious onsen resorts and magnificent nature, Yunohira Onsen with its beautiful cobblestone landscape and has been known as an onsen resort from ancient times, Tsukahara Onsen, known all over Japan as one of Japan's three largest medical spas with its strongly acidic spring water, and Kokonoe "Yume" Onsen with many scattered onsen.