Ibusuki

Kagoshima · Japan

Ibusuki

In the destination Kagoshima and Sakurajima.

In the photo: Ibusuki waterfront with Mount Kaimon in the background

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The city

What to expect from Ibusuki.

Ibusuki is the hot-spring town at the southern end of the Satsuma peninsula, about 45 km from Kagoshima. It’s known for the hot sand bath on Surigahama beach, heated by thermal water running under the sand. Nearby are Lake Ikeda, in the crater of an ancient volcano, and the cone of Mount Kaimon by the sea.

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What to see in Ibusuki

Ibusuki Sand Bath
Bathhouse

Ibusuki Sand Bath

On Surigahama Beach, thermal water heats the sand, and visitors in yukata are covered with it at the water’s edge; the bathhouse also has a regular thermal bath.

Lake Ikeda
Lake

Lake Ikeda

A crater lake, the largest in Kyushu, with about 15 km of shoreline, from where you can see the cone of Mount Kaimon; known for giant eels and early-year canola flowers.

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