Mt. Yufu (由布岳) is a 1,583m stratovolcano straddling Yufu City and Beppu City in Oita Prefecture, one of the 200 Famous Japanese Mountains and the 100 Famous Kyushu Mountains.
A beautiful twin-peaked mountain (East Peak and West Peak) also called the “Bungo Fuji,” it rises behind Yufuin Onsen. Because Kamenoi Bus runs directly to the Yufu Tozanguchi trailhead from both Beppu and Yufuin stations, it is a popular day-hike.
The trailhead is the Shomen (front) Trailhead, right beside the Yufu Tozanguchi bus stop.
From the front trailhead, via Goyagoe to “Matae” (the saddle between the East and West peaks) takes about 1 hour 50 minutes, and from Matae to the East Peak about another 15 minutes. A round trip takes roughly 4 hours.
*Note: The crater-rim loop (Ohachi-meguri) linking the East and West peaks, and the area around Okuzure, are restricted due to collapse and ground fissures (Beppu City, as of December 2025). Beyond Matae, use the East Peak side only and do not enter the crater-rim loop. There is a chain section just below the West Peak.
How to access the trailheads
- [Outbound] Beppu Station West Exit → Yufu Tozanguchi
- [Outbound] Yufuin Station Bus Center → Yufu Tozanguchi
- [Return] Yufu Tozanguchi → Beppu Station West Exit
- [Return] Yufu Tozanguchi → Yufuin Station Bus Center
1.[Outbound] Beppu Station West Exit → Yufu Tozanguchi
From Beppu Station West Exit, take the Kamenoi Bus “Beppu–Yufuin Line (Route 36/37)” bound for Yufuin and get off at Yufu Tozanguchi.
Travel time: about 37–43 minutes
Fare: ¥700
Service: year-round
Bus TimetableBeppu Station West Exit to Yufu Tozanguchi
The times below are departures.
Weekdays
| Beppu Sta. West Exit Dep. |
|---|
| 07:37 |
| 08:40 |
| 09:10 |
| 09:40 |
| 10:10 |
| 10:40 |
| 11:10 |
| 11:40 |
| 12:10 |
| 12:40 |
| 13:40 |
| 14:40 |
| 15:10 |
| 15:40 |
| 16:40 |
| 17:40 |
| 18:20 |
Sat/Sun/holidays
| Beppu Sta. West Exit Dep. |
|---|
| 07:37 |
| 08:20 |
| 08:40 |
| 09:10 |
| 09:30 |
| 09:50 |
| 10:10 |
| 10:40 |
| 11:10 |
| 11:40 |
| 12:10 |
| 12:40 |
| 13:40 |
| 14:40 |
| 15:10 |
| 15:40 |
| 16:40 |
| 17:40 |
| 18:20 |
Reference: [Kamenoi Bus]
2.[Outbound] Yufuin Station Bus Center → Yufu Tozanguchi
From Yufuin Station Bus Center, take the Kamenoi Bus “Beppu–Yufuin Line (Route 36/37)” bound for Beppu and get off at Yufu Tozanguchi.
Travel time: about 15 minutes
Fare: ¥360
Service: year-round
Bus TimetableYufuin Station Bus Center to Yufu Tozanguchi
The times below are departures.
Weekdays
| Yufuin Sta. Bus Center Dep. |
|---|
| 06:56 |
| 08:05 |
| 09:05 |
| 10:10 |
| 10:50 |
| 11:20 |
| 12:10 |
| 12:45 |
| 13:15 |
| 14:05 |
| 14:35 |
| 15:05 |
| 15:35 |
| 16:05 |
| 16:35 |
| 17:10 |
| 18:00 |
Sat/Sun/holidays
| Yufuin Sta. Bus Center Dep. |
|---|
| 06:56 |
| 08:05 |
| 09:05 |
| 10:10 |
| 10:50 |
| 11:20 |
| 11:50 |
| 12:10 |
| 12:50 |
| 13:35 |
| 14:05 |
| 14:35 |
| 15:05 |
| 15:35 |
| 16:05 |
| 16:35 |
| 16:55 |
| 17:15 |
| 18:00 |
Reference: [Kamenoi Bus]
3.[Return] Yufu Tozanguchi → Beppu Station West Exit
From Yufu Tozanguchi, take the Kamenoi Bus “Beppu–Yufuin Line (Route 36/37)” bound for Beppu and get off at Beppu Station West Exit.
Travel time: about 37 minutes
Fare: ¥700
Service: year-round
Bus TimetableYufu Tozanguchi to Beppu Station West Exit
The times below are departures.
Weekdays
| Yufu Tozanguchi Dep. |
|---|
| 07:11 |
| 08:20 |
| 09:20 |
| 10:25 |
| 11:05 |
| 11:35 |
| 12:25 |
| 13:00 |
| 13:30 |
| 14:20 |
| 14:50 |
| 15:20 |
| 15:50 |
| 16:20 |
| 16:50 |
| 17:25 |
| 18:15 |
Sat/Sun/holidays
| Yufu Tozanguchi Dep. |
|---|
| 07:11 |
| 08:20 |
| 09:20 |
| 10:25 |
| 11:05 |
| 11:35 |
| 12:05 |
| 12:25 |
| 13:05 |
| 13:50 |
| 14:20 |
| 14:50 |
| 15:20 |
| 15:50 |
| 16:20 |
| 16:50 |
| 17:10 |
| 17:30 |
| 18:15 |
Reference: [Kamenoi Bus]
4.[Return] Yufu Tozanguchi → Yufuin Station Bus Center
From Yufu Tozanguchi, take the Kamenoi Bus “Beppu–Yufuin Line (Route 36/37)” bound for Yufuin and get off at Yufuin Station Bus Center.
Travel time: about 15 minutes
Fare: ¥360
Service: year-round
Bus TimetableYufu Tozanguchi to Yufuin Station Bus Center
The times below are departures.
Weekdays
| Yufu Tozanguchi Dep. |
|---|
| 08:20 |
| 09:18 |
| 09:47 |
| 10:17 |
| 10:47 |
| 11:17 |
| 11:47 |
| 12:17 |
| 12:47 |
| 13:17 |
| 14:17 |
| 15:17 |
| 15:47 |
| 16:17 |
| 17:17 |
| 18:18 |
| 18:57 |
Sat/Sun/holidays
| Yufu Tozanguchi Dep. |
|---|
| 08:19 |
| 08:57 |
| 09:17 |
| 09:47 |
| 10:07 |
| 10:27 |
| 10:47 |
| 11:17 |
| 11:47 |
| 12:17 |
| 12:47 |
| 13:17 |
| 14:23 |
| 15:17 |
| 15:47 |
| 16:17 |
| 17:17 |
| 18:17 |
| 18:56 |
Reference: [Kamenoi Bus]
Photo by veroyama / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
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