Indeed, there should be significant resources - and if you go to the Kanawa district of Beppu you can practically see them with your own eyes. :) Found this on

Indeed, there should be significant resources - and if you go to the Kanawa district of Beppu you can practically see them with your own eyes. :) Found this on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geothermal_power_in_Japan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geothermal_power_in_Japan Apparently there is opposition from local people that large scale geothermal energy development could disrupt natural hot springs that they often depend on with their livelihood. BTW, you can kinda feel the energy crisis while in Japan - you will quickly notice how solar panels are places on any unused flat land that is available & there are many solar water heaters (that could save quite a bit of electricity and gas for water heating).