Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
The beppu branch of this kyoto-based university has students from over 80 countries. take bus #50 or #51 from jr beppu station to reach the campus.
Beppu University
Is about two miles west of jr beppu daigaku station.
festivals
The international Music Festival: Argerich's Meeting Point in Beppu has been annually held since 1998 (http://www.argerich-mf.jp...) .
onsen
Downtown Beppu offers several hot springs to visit. You can't wander too far, though, without seeing the equally promiscuous sex shops, which will usually be quite blatant on the streets. If you're going to visit a hot spring with children, and you're worried about this, plan ahead.