With some awesome day trip options available in the surrounding area, renting a car makes good sense. Without one, it’d be much more difficult to enjoy all that Hayami District, 40 miles away, has to offer. Among your first few stops here ought to be Harmony Land, Hiji Castle and Oita Trappist Monastery. The locals are also likely to point you toward Fukuoka, 35 miles away. If you only see one attraction here, let it be Ohori Park. (But we’d also highly recommend Tochoji Temple and PayPay Dome.)