Ibusuki Onsen

What it is

• A hot spring area in Kagoshima known for natural steam sand baths.
• The resort features over five hundred active spring sources with high daily discharge.
• Sodium chloride spring water is heated by magma from the nearby Ata Caldera.
• Local industries use the geothermal heat for agriculture and fish farming.

What to see

• Natural steam sand baths located along the eastern coast of the city.
• The Nigatsuden Onsen site which is a designated cultural property.

When to go

• The Ibusuki Nanohana Marathon takes place every January.

Getting there

• The train journey from Kagoshima-Chuo Station takes approximately one hour.
• Direct buses from Kagoshima Airport reach the area in about ninety-five minutes.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.