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Hita日田市

Give Hita one night, or two if you want Onta pottery and Amagase onsen: it is a bus-first town, 1 h 30 min from Fukuoka.

Weather
see forecast
Currency
JPY
Best months
Mar–May, Oct–Nov
avoid Jul–Aug (hot and humid), mid-August Obon
Airport
FUK
Nights
1–2
Not field-verifiedbasic guide
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3 pages, for the metro and roaming-off days
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Rules in force · 5
  • East Asia ↗Every border in East Asia is a full international border, Hong Kong and Macau included: an entry permission for one never covers the next.
  • East Asia ↗Ferries between Korea, Japan and China cancel in rough seas and typhoons; keep a flight or a spare day behind every sea leg.
  • Japan ↗IC cards (ICOCA/Suica) are topped up with cash at station machines.
  • Japan ↗Smoking while walking is banned in most city centres; use designated areas.
  • Japan ↗Shinkansen bags 160–250 cm (L+W+H) need a seat reserved with the oversized-baggage area.

Hita is a small river town in western Oita, closer to Fukuoka than to Oita city. Its draw is the Mameda-machi and Kuma-machi merchant streets, the summer Gion floats, Onta pottery village in the hills and the Amagase hot-spring resort. The train is slower and dearer than the highway bus, so most travellers arrive by bus from Fukuoka and leave the same way.

Essentials

Quick answers and what things cost

Quick answers

The questions people ask first about Hita, one line each. Tap a card for the full answer.

Cost cheat-sheet

2026 desk estimate · check

Typical prices for the everyday things, as ranges. Your currency is shown next to the local price.

  • CoffeeCoffee or a light breakfast¥400–700 (≈ US$3–5)
  • Street or quick mealRamen or okonomiyaki¥700–1,200 (≈ US$5–9)
  • Beerdraught in a bar / can at a convenience store¥500–800 (≈ US$4–6)¥250–350 (≈ US$2–3)
  • SIM or eSIM, a weekeSIM or data SIM, about a week¥2,000–4,000 (≈ US$14–30)
  • Museum or sight ticketGion Festival Centre entryClosed Wednesdays.¥310 (≈ US$3)
  • Budget bedHostel or guesthouse bed, a night, per person¥3,000 (≈ US$25)
  • Mid-range bedBusiness-hotel single room, a night, per room¥7,000 (≈ US$50)
  • High-end bedBusiness-hotel single room, a night, per room¥12,000 (≈ US$85)

A day, not counting the bed: Budget ¥6,000 (≈ US$45) · Mid ¥11,000 (≈ US$75) · High ¥20,000 (≈ US$140)

Local prices, with USD next to them (rates 2026-09 (approximate); change it in the header). Ranges are desk estimates: check locally. Every price and the budget calculator →

Decide

What it is known for, and when the weather works

At a glance

What the city is known for, how you fly in, and where to find the phrases.

Mameda-machi and Kuma-machi merchant streetsHita Gion Festival floatsOnta-yaki pottery villageAmagase onsenAttack on Titan statues
Airports
FUK Fukuoka Airport (Highway bus from Hita Bus Centre stops at the airport on some runs, about 1 h 45 min; check the timetable before you rely on it.)

Weather and climate

Forecast from Open-Meteo · averages rounded

Hita: next 7 days

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Forecast: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), model data for this point.

Air quality

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Model estimate (CAMS via Open-Meteo), not a street-level station; readings near busy roads run higher.

Jan

9°C

1°C

8 rd

Feb

11°C

1°C

8 rd

Mar

15°C

4°C

10 rd

Apr

20°C

9°C

10 rd

May

25°C

14°C

10 rd

Jun

28°C

18°C

13 rd

Jul

31°C

23°C

13 rd

Aug

33°C

24°C

10 rd

Sep

29°C

20°C

11 rd

Oct

24°C

13°C

8 rd

Nov

18°C

7°C

7 rd

Dec

12°C

2°C

7 rd

High / low °C · rd = rain days

Arrive & move

Airports are listed under At a glance; this is how to move once you are in

Getting around

The centre is flat and small enough to walk or cycle; you should rarely need a local bus. A car helps for Onta, Amagase and the dam statues, but is not essential for the town itself. Highway buses to Fukuoka leave the bus centre roughly every 20 min; trains run east to Yufuin and Oita and west to Kurume, but are less frequent and cost more than the bus.

See & do

Day-trips, door to door

Day-trips

Door-to-door, not ride time

Onta Pottery Village

go

Door to door: About 1 h each way

Car or checked local bus into the hills, about 30–40 min from central Hita

Working kilns and water-driven clay pounders; buy from the workshops or in Mameda-machi.

Amagase onsen

go

Door to door: About 40 min

Car or bus, about 30 min

Riverside hot-spring baths; a half day, or sleep one night.

Yufuin

caution

Door to door: About 1 h 30 min

JR Kyudai line east, about 1 h 15 min

Few trains a day; check the timetable before committing.

Fukuoka

go

Door to door: About 1 h 45 min

Highway bus from Hita Bus Centre, about 1 h 30 min

Roughly every 20 min; a book of four tickets cuts the fare.

Kurume

caution

Door to door: About 1 h 30 min

JR Kyudai line west, about 1 h 15 min

Useful for connections, not a sight in itself.

Eat & sleep

Which area to sleep in

Where to sleep

Areas, not hotels: pick the one that fits your arrival time and plans.

Around Hita Station and Motomachi

The two main hotels sit within 100 m of the station and the bus centre; best for one night with bags.

Mameda-machi and Kuma-machi

Old merchant streets with cafés and shops; a few small guesthouses, so book ahead.

Amagase

Onsen resort about 30 min by car or bus from central Hita; sleep here if the baths are the point of the trip.

Practical

What a day costs, what to watch out for, and the pocket card

Cost per day

2026 estimate, excluding the bed unless stated
Budget
¥6,000–10,000 (≈ US$45–70) excl. bed
Mid
¥10,000–16,000 (≈ US$70–110) excl. bed
High
¥16,000 (≈ US$110)+ excl. bed

Trip budget

2026 estimate · converts to your currency
Twin or double room1 × 1 night × ¥14,000¥14,000
Food, local transport, entries2 × 1 day × ¥11,000¥22,000
Highway bus Hita → Fukuoka, one way2 × ¥1,750¥3,500
Book of four bus tickets (Super Joshaken)2 × ¥5,600¥11,200
eSIM, about a week of data2 × ¥2,500¥5,000
Buffer 10%Price creep, a taxi you did not plan, one splurge¥5,570
Trip total≈ ¥30,640 per person per day, bed included¥61,270≈ US$450

2026 estimate in yen; intercity travel excluded. Your choices stay in this browser.

Prices of common things

Coffee or a light breakfast¥400–700 (≈ US$3–5)
Ramen or okonomiyaki¥700–1,200 (≈ US$5–9)
Lunch set (chicken nanban or tonkatsu)¥700–1,200 (≈ US$5–9)
Beer: draught in a bar / can at a convenience store¥500–800 (≈ US$4–6) / ¥250–350 (≈ US$2–3)
Gion Festival Centre entryClosed Wednesdays.¥310 (≈ US$3)
eSIM or data SIM, about a week¥2,000–4,000 (≈ US$14–30)

2026 estimate; check locally.

Watch out

Safety

A quiet, low-crime small city; the real risks are summer heat, narrow streets with no pavement in the old quarters, and rural buses that stop early: check the last return before you leave town.
  • The train is slower, dearer and less frequent than the highway bus for Fukuoka: compare before you book rail.
  • Onta pottery village and Amagase need a car or a checked bus; do not assume a frequent service.
  • Small restaurants and bars often close one day a week and may have no English menu: check hours on the day.
  • Summer is hot and humid, and the river-side festival weekends fill the few hotels.

Emergency numbers

Police
110
Fire and ambulance
119
Japan Visitor Hotline (JNTO, 24 h, English)
050-3816-2787

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Hita日田市

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Emergency

  • Police110
  • Fire and ambulance119
  • Japan Visitor Hotline (24 h, English)050-3816-2787

Embassy

No embassies in Hita; the US consulate is in Fukuoka and most embassies are in Tokyo (check addresses).

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Fare anchors (2026 estimate)

  • Hita → Fukuoka (Tenjin or Hakata), highway bus: about ¥1,750 (≈ US$12), about 1 h 30 min
  • Hita → Yufuin, JR: about ¥1,080 (≈ US$8), about 1 h 15 min
  • Hita → Oita, JR: about ¥2,070 (≈ US$14), about 2 h 10 min

Say or show

  • すみません — Excuse me / Sorry (sumimasen)
  • ありがとうございます — Thank you (arigatō gozaimasu)
  • これをください — This one, please (kore o kudasai)
  • いくらですか？ — How much is it? (ikura desu ka)
  • カードで払えますか？ — Can I pay by card? (kādo de haraemasu ka)
  • トイレはどこですか？ — Where is the toilet? (toire wa doko desu ka)

Tourist information: Hita Tourist Information Center, 11-3 Motomachi, daily 09:00–17:00.

Deep dive

What this guide covers so far, and its sources

Not a trip line yet

This is a basic guide: no airport-to-bed contract, walking clusters or day plans are published for Hita. Airport, fare and schedule details are unverified; check the operators before you fly.

What we know, and what is coming

On this page

  1. Best months: Mar–May, Oct–Nov · avoid Jul–Aug (hot and humid), mid-August Obon · month by month →
  2. 1 airport and 3 areas to sleep in
  3. Weather: a 7-day forecast and monthly averages
  4. Cost per day in 3 bands
  5. 5 day-trips, door to door
  6. 4 things to watch out for, with emergency numbers

Coming as the guide grows

  1. Airport-to-bed contract for FUK: last bus and last train field-checked, taxi fallback, overnight rung.
  2. Walking clusters with rescue anchors: Hita Station and Motomachi, Mameda-machi, Kuma-machi, Kizan Park.
  3. Place pages with verified cutoffs (Gion Festival Centre, Sapporo Beer Kyushu Hita, Onta, Amagase) and eat pages with last orders.
  4. Festival fixtures for the Gion floats, the river fireworks and the Tenryo procession so gates A–D can go green.

Meanwhile

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