Beppu Spa - 1 — 別府観光

This print is part of a dedicated series on Beppu's famous onsen culture, likely produced for the tourism market that developed around the Kyushu resort town in the mid-twentieth century. The composition may show one of Beppu's distinctive jigoku pools—vivid blue, grey, or rust-red mineral springs surrounded by steam—or a traditional bathhouse scene. Tourism-oriented prints of this kind often incorporated bolder, more saturated color palettes to appeal to souvenir buyers, while still deploying Hasui's characteristic atmospheric techniques. The Beppu tourism prints represent a distinct subset of Hasui's output, emphasizing the spectacular geothermal landscape rather than the contemplative mood of his earlier series work.