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Beppu Hatto Eisei Meijin

Beppu Hatto Eisei Meijin

Certified Beppu Hatto Eisei Meijin

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Above the Onsen-do Meijin sits a ladder of higher ranks within the same Beppu Hatto Onsen-do program, each requiring another full 88-stamp cycle. The first rung is Beppu Hatto Eisei Meijin (別府八湯永世名人) — "Eternal Master of the Eight Hot Springs of Beppu" — awarded after completing the 88-stamp circuit 11 times (968 stamps total).

How to earn

This badge is awarded by Onsen Oni moderators to users who have earned the Eisei Meijin rank in the Beppu Hatto Onsen-do program. Send evidence (certificate, recognition card) through the feedback channel and moderators will grant the badge.

The full rank ladder above Meijin

Each rank requires the corresponding number of full 88-stamp cycles:

  • 11 cycles — 永世名人 (Eisei Meijin / Eternal Master)
  • 22 cycles — 名誉名人 (Meiyo Meijin / Honorary Master)
  • 33 cycles — 永世名誉名人 (Eisei Meiyo Meijin / Eternal Honorary Master)
  • 44 cycles — 王位名人 (Ōi Meijin / King-rank Master)
  • 55 cycles — 永世王位名人 (Eisei Ōi Meijin)
  • 66 cycles — 泉王名人 (Sen-ō Meijin / Spring-King Master)
  • 77 cycles — 永世泉王名人 (Eisei Sen-ō Meijin)
  • 88 cycles — 泉聖 (Sensei / Spring Saint) — the ultimate rank, established May 15, 2015 as the final tier with no higher ranks planned above it

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