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Oita Live Cameras in Japan — 5 official webcams
Two volcano cameras — Tsurumi and Garan, and the Kuju range — with three rivers, the Oita, Ono and Bansho. The volcanoes standing behind Beppu, and the rivers running off them.
What you can see
Two volcanoes from the Japan Meteorological Agency and three river cameras from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. The volcanoes and the rivers look unrelated but are not: the Oita river runs from the foot of Mount Yufu down to Beppu Bay. The heat source behind the Beppu hot springs and the water running off that same mountain sit on one page.
On Tsurumi and Garan, Tsukahara hot spring lies partway up Garan, and steam and strongly acidic water still come out of the old crater. On Mount Kuju, the Iozan fumarole field on the north slope of Hossho sends white steam creeping across the hillside. On days when the Bansho river runs clear, you can pick out differences in the colour of the riverbed from the camera.
5 cameras in Oita
3 video, 2 still. Tap one to open it in the camera list.
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Sample August 2026
Mount Tsurumi and Mount Garan
Oita · Volcano
The mountains that feed the Beppu hot springs. Tsukahara spa lies partway up Garan, where an old crater still gives off steam and strongly acidic water.
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Sample August 2026
Mount Kuju
Oita · Volcano · Nature
A cluster of peaks. The northern slope of Mount Hossho holds the Iozan vent field, where white steam creeps down the hillside.
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Sample August 2026
Oita River
Oita · River
From the foot of Mount Yufu down to Beppu Bay. Through the city the levees are close in, putting streets and water in the same frame.
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Sample August 2026
Ono River
Oita · River
The largest river in Oita Prefecture, draining the Sobo range. Wide gravel bars remain in its middle reaches, so rises are easy to read.
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Sample August 2026
Bansho River
Saiki, Oita · River
A clear river emptying into Saiki Bay. On clear days you can make out changes in the colour of the riverbed from the camera.
When to watch
Tsurumi and Garan rise behind the hot springs of Beppu, with steam venting from points all over their flanks. The colder the winter morning, the whiter and more definite the steam from both springs and fumaroles.
The Kuju range contains the highest peaks on mainland Kyushu. Autumn colour comes around mid-October, and the range is known for its winter rime ice. It is high enough that the mountains can sit in cloud while Oita city below is perfectly clear.
Closer looks at cameras here
Agencies publishing the cameras on this page
- Japan Meteorological Agency — volcano surveillance cameras (PDL 1.0) — Official site
- MLIT river live streams (Government Standard Terms 2.0) — Official site
The footage belongs to each agency. This site is an unofficial guide, and each sample frame was copied once per camera under that agency's terms of use.