The Process & Prospest of Development of Yufuin Town as a Spa Rosort

Abstract

Yufuin Town, Which is adjacente to well-known Beppu City, has formed itself dramatically from a tiny rural spa spot to a new-tipe resort after the opening of TransKyushu Highway in 1964. Yufuin became a famous spa resort with more than 3 million tourists, while it showed the unique success of “Development Within” type community development. This reseach is to examine carefully the process of development of Yufuin and to clarify the fundamental conditions for making a long-lasting tourist resort.