This course is perfect for anyone who wants to enjoy onsen (hot springs) and the wilderness in Kagoshima. After enjoying the popular sand onsen and open-air onsen with a great view in Ibusuki, visit Yakushima Island, the only place in Japan that is on three UNESCO lists.
Haneda Airport
↓ By air
Kagoshima Airport
↓ By bus
Kagoshima-Chuo Station
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Get on a popular D&S (Design & Story) train under the theme of the Legend of Ryugu, which has been handed down in Satsuma Peninsula! Along with delicious sweets and drinks, enjoy the beautiful view of the ocean and Sakurajima Island through the window.
The black and white colors on the body represent the hair color of Urashima Taro before and after he opened the special tamatebako gift box.
To get to Chiringashima Island, an uninhabited island with a circumference of about 3 km, you can walk on the “Chiririn Road,” a sandbar about 800 meter long, which appears at low tide during the spring and middle tides from March to October.
Stay at Ibusuki Hakusuikan, a long-established Japanese-style hotel facing Kinko Bay (Kagoshima Bay). Relax in various kinds of baths, including Ibusuki’s specialty, sunamushi onsen (natural sand bath) and a huge spa of about 3,300 square meters.
| Address | 12126-12 Higashikata, Ibusuki City |
| URL | https://www.hakusuikan.co.jp/ |
Enjoy the landscape over Mount Kaimon, also known as Satsuma Fuji, from Nagasakibana, the cape at the southernmost part of Satsuma Peninsula, which is a popular photo spot, and Nishi-Oyama Station, JR’s southernmost station.
| Address | Nagasakibana, Yamagawa Okachogamizu, Ibusuki City |
Have lunch at the birthplace of turnstile somen nagashi (flowing noodles)! Somen nagashi uses spring water and has been certified as one of the “Selected 100 Exquisite and Well-conserved Waters of the Heisei Period” list. It is an Ibusuki specialty.
| Address | 5967 Kaimonjuccho, Ibusuki City |
| Business hours | Vary depending on the season. For details, please check the official website. |
| URL | https://www.ibusuki.or.jp/eat/somen/ibusukicity/ |
This hot spring with an open-air bath and a great view has been on the top of the list for four consecutive years for the category, “Favorite drop-in onsen and spa” in a popular review site. Have a luxurious time with a glorious panoramic view of nature.
| Address | 3292 Yamagawa Fukumoto, Ibusuki City |
| URL | http://ppp.seika-spc.co.jp/healthy/tamatebako/ |
At the onsen by Unagi Pond, you can steam eggs and vegetables (no fish nor meat) in a special pot called “sume,” which utilizes the steam from the onsen for cooking (You have to bring your own ingredients for steaming). You can also drop in to enjoy the onsen.
| Address | 6517 Yamagawa Narikawa, Ibusuki City |
Stay at Ibusuki Syusuien, which has won first place for 38 consecutive years in the food category of the “Best 100 hotels and ryokans in Japan selected by professionals.” Enjoy the delicious dishes!
| Address | 5-27-27 Yunohama, Ibusuki City |
| URL | https://www.syusuien.co.jp/ |
For lunch, try udon noodles in a soup made with dried mackerel, one of the specialties of Yakushima Island. Deep-fried flying fish, another island favorite, is recommended as well.
| Address | 500-46 Anbo, Yakushima-cho, Kumage County |
| Business hours | 11:00–14:15 |
| Regular holiday | Closed on Wednesdays |
| URL | https://udon-noodle-shop-390.business.site/ |
Enjoy casual trekking at this natural recreational forest park at altitudes of 1,000 to 1,300 meters, and take in the view of Yakushima Island.
Some parts are nicely paved. It is great to be able to choose a course depending on your physical strength!
| Address | Yakushima Recreation Forest (Arakawa Area) |
| Business hours | Fee: 500 yen per person (high-school students and older) (donation for environmental conservation) |
The biggest waterfall in Yakushima Island has a height of 88 meters. You can get right underneath the falls. Feel the roaring water and flying spray on your skin!
| Address | Kurio, Yakushima-cho, Kumage County |
The biggest waterfall in Yakushima Island has a height of 88 meters. You can get right underneath the falls. Feel the roaring water and flying spray on your skin!
| Address | Kurio, Yakushima-cho, Kumage County |
Known as Japan’s biggest nesting spot for sea turtles, this 1 km sand beach is also a perfect place to see the beautiful sunset.
| Address | Nagata, Yakushima-cho, Kumage County |
This hotel is located at the best place to get a beautiful panoramic view of the ocean around Yakushima Island. Refresh yourself in the large spa and try the delicious dishes made with local ingredients from the mountains and ocean to get yourself ready for tomorrow.
| Address | 1208-9 Miyanoura, Yakushima-cho, Kumage County |
| URL | https://www.ssh-yakushima.co.jp/ |
Trekking Tour in Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine
| Address | Yakushima Recreation Forest (Shiratani Area) |
