[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":46},["ShallowReactive",2],{"trivia-beppus-hells":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":13,"description":14,"extension":15,"facts":16,"meta":35,"navigation":36,"og_fact":37,"path":38,"related_terms":39,"seo":40,"stem":41,"tags":42,"__hash__":45},"trivia_en/en/trivia/beppus-hells.md","Beppu's Hells: Hot Trivia",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":9},"minimark",[],{"title":10,"searchDepth":11,"depth":11,"links":12},"",2,[],"daily-life","Discover shocking facts about Beppu's Hells, Japan's otherworldly hot springs, from cooking food in volcanic vents to their surprising medical uses.","md",[17,20,23,26,29,32],{"headline":18,"detail":19},"Cooked in Hell's Kitchen","Locals and tourists alike use the natural geothermal heat from Beppu's Hells to steam eggs, vegetables, and even entire meals like 'jigoku mushi' (hell-steamed cuisine).",{"headline":21,"detail":22},"Look, Don't Touch!","Despite being hot springs, Beppu's 'Hells' (Jigoku) are too hot, and often too acidic, for bathing. They are purely for observation, creating stunning, otherworldly landscapes.",{"headline":24,"detail":25},"Ancient Medicinal Mud","The mineral-rich mud from some Beppu Hells, particularly Chinoike Jigoku (Blood Pond Hell), has been used for centuries to create traditional Japanese medicines and skin ointments.",{"headline":27,"detail":28},"Hellish National Treasures","Eight of Beppu's Hells are officially recognized as 'Places of Scenic Beauty' by the Japanese government, highlighting their unique geological and aesthetic value.",{"headline":30,"detail":31},"Geothermal Greenhouses","Beppu's geothermal energy isn't just for show! It powers greenhouses that cultivate tropical fruits and even raises alligators in one of the 'Hells' pools.",{"headline":33,"detail":34},"Relaxing Hell-Adjacent Footbaths","While the main Hells are too dangerous for bathing, many locations around Beppu offer safe, soothing public footbaths heated by the same geothermal sources.",{},true,"Beppu's 'Hells' aren't just for looking! People actually cook eggs, puddings, and even full meals in their boiling hot spring waters.","/en/trivia/beppus-hells",[],{"title":5,"description":14},"en/trivia/beppus-hells",[43,44],"Lifestyle","Entertainment","LDZPQq5nL6m37ICq4JSYBty0ji7HGWorFB4PUnZFD8E",1781244023093]