Hon'yabakei, Ōita

Hon'yabakei (本耶馬渓町 Hon'yabakei-machi) was a town located in Shimoge District, Ōita Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,721 and the density of 43.54 persons per km². The total area was 85.46 km².

On March 1, 2005 Hon'yabakei, along with the towns of Yabakei and Yamakuni, and the village of Sankō (all from Shimoge District), was merged into the expanded city of Nakatsu.

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