[Ibusuki] Couples can also experience a sand bath ♡ 8 hotels and ryokan with open-air baths

Ibusuki onsen is located at the southern end of Kagoshima and is famous for its onsen onsen, where you can warm up with sand heated by onsen. If you take a picture of him and the two of you in the sand, you will have unforgettable memories. You can also enjoy exquisite gourmet dishes such as "kibinago" caught in Kinko Bay, and Kagoshima's three major black dishes, "black pork, black beef, and black satsuma chicken". If you enjoy onsen and Kagoshima gourmet, you will naturally be full of smiles.

If you're going to Ibusuki onsen as a couple, we recommend staying in a room with an open-air bath. You can enjoy onsen as much as you like in a private space just for the two of you. There are inns with onsen water pools and open-air baths in the rooms, and inns where you can have the open-air bath with an ocean view all to yourself... In this article, we will introduce ryokan and hotels where couples can enjoy Ibusuki onsen at their own pace.

"Yurian, a detached lodging with a onsen water pool and an open-air bath for couples" is a hideaway-like lodging for adults, located in the Satoyama area of Ibusuki. All rooms in the 10 "Japanese-style detached lodgings" and the 7 "Satsuma Villas," which feature an Asian-style design, come with an open-air onsen spring bath. You can enjoy Ibusuki's free-flowing onsen in a private space just for the two of you.

The Satsuma Villa guest room pictured here comes with a spacious open-air bath and a onsen water pool that can be used all year round. The refreshing garden, with its lush green scenery, is the perfect place to relax after a bath. Spending time together in the nature-filled countryside of Ibusuki is sure to refresh you and your partner. Check-in is at 2pm and check-out is at 11am, so you can stay for a long time, which is a nice plus♪

Please enjoy your meal at the private meal restaurant "Yukusa Tsumugitei." Since it is a private room, you can eat while chatting with your boyfriend without worrying about others around you. We recommend the "Satsuma local cuisine" menu. You can enjoy meal flavors of Satsuma in abundance, such as steamed scallops and bamboo steamed chicken and vegetables steamed in onsen water. While savoring the exquisite cuisine unique to Kagoshima, reminisce about your trip with your boyfriend♪

"Bettei Tenfuru Oka" is a healing resort located on a hill in Ibusuki. The vast grounds, which are about the size of 77 Tokyo Domes, include a sand onsen, a large observation bath with a panoramic view of Ibusuki city and Kagoshima Bay, a private open-air bath, and a bedrock bath, where you can spend a relaxing time together with your partner. There are also plenty of activities on the grounds to enjoy nature, such as trekking. Blow away your daily fatigue in Ibusuki's rich nature and onsen ♪

The room pictured is the "Executive Suite Double: Hikari." This stylish, sophisticated room offers a spectacular view of Kagoshima Bay all to yourself. At night, you can enjoy a relaxing time just for the two of you, taking a dip in the open-air bath while gazing at the starry sky, or relaxing on a sunbed. Forget about your busy daily life and enjoy a relaxing time to the fullest.

For dinner, you can choose from "Céleste" where you can enjoy Satsuma French cuisine, "Teppanyaki Michi" where you can taste A5 rank Kagoshima Kuroge Wagyu beef and fresh local seafood, or "Hajime" restaurant, a creative Japanese restaurant. For breakfast, there is also a "picnic breakfast" that you can enjoy at your favorite spot on the vast grounds. Having breakfast at your favorite spot while taking a morning walk together would be a great way to start your day♪

Ginmatsu, an inn with an open-air bath for couples, is ryokan that boasts a fantastic location with Kinko Bay stretching out before you. In the open-air bath, you'll feel as if you're floating on the sea. Another nice feature is that just a one-minute walk away is Saraku Sand Bath Hall, where you can enjoy Ibusuki's famous sand bath onsen. Also, in Ginmatsu Garden, which features a variety of tropical plants and an observation deck, 32 different hearts are hidden. Why not go looking for them together while feeling the sea breeze?

There are two types of guest rooms: regular rooms and rooms with an open-air bath. The rooms with an open-air bath come in a variety of variations to suit the tastes of the couple, such as rooms with a "private onsen" at the hot springs or a "sleeping living room" with a raised area overlooking the sea. The "Private Building with Couple's Open-Air Bath" rooms come with a cocktail set, making them perfect for a slightly special stay. Relaxing after a bath with a homemade cocktail is an adult luxury.

For meal, you can enjoy kaiseki cuisine made with seasonal local ingredients in a semi-private meal. In the center of the table, there is a hot spring source gushing out. You can enjoy Kagoshima gourmet food in a way that is unique to Ginmatsu, such as onsen eggs and bamboo sake made on this "onsen table," and satsumaage fried right in front of you. For breakfast, we serve a "Japanese breakfast" that is gentle on the body. You can recharge your energy for the day by enjoying local dishes such as "satsuma soup" ♪

"Ibusuki onsen Koran no Yu Kinkoro" is a onsen ryokan that is characterized by its cloudy water that flows directly from the source. From the large observation bath, you can get a panoramic view of Kinko Bay from the large windows. There are also a variety of accommodation plans available. The "Sand Bath Experience" plan includes a bathing ticket to the "Sand Bath Kaikan Saraku", a special yukata and towel, and free transportation. The "Anniversary Plan" includes a drink of your choice, such as a half bottle of wine, cake, and a pair of Satsuma-yaki teacups, so you can create wonderful memories of your trip ♡

The room in the photo, "Modern Japanese-style room with onsen spring bath," offers a view of Sakurajima floating in Kinko Bay. It has a semi-open-air bath, so you can enjoy onsen to your heart's content without worrying about the weather or time. After the bath, you can relax on the terrace of your room while enjoying the view, and your daily fatigue will be relieved.

For dinner, you can enjoy a "three great black dishes" featuring Kagoshima specialties "black pork, black beef, and black Satsuma chicken," as well as a banquet meal made with plenty of seasonal Kagoshima ingredients, such as fresh fish caught in Kinko Bay. Once you've had your fill, stop by the "shochu bar" inside the building. You can enjoy a self-service selection of fine alcoholic beverages, including Satsuma potato shochu (charge applies, all-you-can-drink). It's a must-try for couples who love alcohol. It's also a great way to compare different shochu for two.

Ibusuki onsen Hotel Shogetsu is a ryokan facing Kinko Bay where you can enjoy specially prepared cuisine. It is also easily accessible, about a 5-minute taxi ride from JR Ibusuki Station. In the open-air bath and large bath, characterized by a bright red torii gate and thatched roof, you can enjoy the hot spring water directly from the source in a tasteful atmosphere. There is also a free shuttle service to Sand Bath Hall onsen where you can enjoy Ibusuki's famous sand bath hot spring.

You can choose from four types of rooms: Japanese-style rooms, Western-style rooms, Japanese-style rooms with open-air baths, and special rooms. This is the open-air bath of a "room with an open-air bath." The open-air bath with an ocean view is sure to create an extraordinary experience for the two of you. Relax in onsen and enjoy the beautiful scenery that changes every moment, such as the sunset over the sea and the starry sky, and you'll be immersed in a romantic mood with your partner.

For dinner, you can enjoy exquisite cuisine unique to Kagoshima, such as a kaiseki meal with a steak of "Kagoshima Kuroge Wagyu" as the main dish, and a kaiseki meal with all-you-can-eat shabu-shabu of "Satsuma Pork". For breakfast, you can enjoy a Japanese set meal. Enjoy the delicious cuisine of Kagoshima with your partner♪

Ibusuki Phoenix Hotel is a hotel where all rooms have an ocean view. The hotel has a sand onsen, a cave-style open-air bath, a private bath, and more, so you can spend your time immersed in onsen. The hotel also has a ground golf course with a course certified by the Japan Ground Golf Association, and an outdoor pool that uses spring water from the mountains, which is only open in the summer, so you and your partner can enjoy a stay at the hotel to the fullest.

The recommended room for couples is this "Gazebo Bathroom" with an open-air bath. You can enjoy a private open-air bath just for the two of you in an extraordinary space surrounded by tropical plants. If you soak in onsen, which is rich in metasilicic acid, which is said to regulate the ceramides in the skin, you will both have smooth skin. You will be able to refresh yourself from your daily fatigue♪ There are also beauty treatments that couples can use, and you can have a thalasso (seawater) face pack while taking a sand onsen. You can further polish your skin that has been moisturized in onsen.

For dinner, you can enjoy Japanese banquet cuisine that makes use of local Satsuma ingredients, such as "Black Pork Shabu-Shabu" and "Japanese Black Beef and Black Pork Ceramic Grill." Since you've come to Kagoshima, try some "Imo Shochu" in a "Kurojoka" sake warmer. Satsuma meal goes perfectly with alcohol. Enjoy some delicious food and meal and reminisce about your trip with him ♡

Ibusuki Seaside Hotel boasts a location with a panoramic view of Kinko Bay and the Osumi Peninsula. One of the hotel's attractions is that you can enjoy the sand onsen that are a must-try when you visit Ibusuki, as well as the large observation baths where you can look out over the ocean. Relax together in onsen which are said to be good for your skin, and enjoy the beautiful scenery. In the summer, you can enjoy a beer garden at the outdoor pool, giving you an even more resort-like feel.

There are Japanese-style rooms, Western-style rooms, and more, with the ocean-facing rooms offering spectacular views of Kinko Bay. The photo shows a room with an open-air bath on the top floor of the hotel. This luxurious room is a cut above the rest, with an open-air bath with an ocean view. Recommended for couples who want to relax in a space just for the two of you. Soaking in the open-air bath while watching the sun rise over Kinko Bay will be a wonderful memory. It might even bring you and your partner closer ♡

*The open-air bath in the room is not onsen.

The place to meal is Dining Sunrise, which overlooks Kinko Bay. The black pork shabu-shabu, sourced from a specially contracted supplier, is light yet has a strong meaty sweetness, and you might be hooked after just one try. You can also enjoy fresh seafood such as silver-striped round herring sashimi caught in Kinko Bay. Shochu, unique to Kagoshima, is also available, so it is recommended to enjoy it with your meal.

"Ibusuki Hakusuikan" is a Japanese-style ryokan that has inherited the style of Japanese culture. You can spend a relaxing time that you can only experience here, with the large public bath "Genroku Bath" with a bath with ukiyo-e paintings painted on the wall, the "open-air bath" with a great view of Kinko Bay, and the "sand bath onsen" where you can warm up while listening to the sound of the sea. In the summer, you can also enjoy the open-air pool where you can take a dip while looking out at the sea.

Of the rooms with distinctive Japanese furnishings, the one we recommend for couples is the "Iso Kyakuden." The room is equipped with a cypress bath with natural hot spring water, and when you open the window, you can enjoy a full view of Kinko Bay, giving you a sense of openness. The scent of the ocean wafts through the air, making you feel like you're in an open-air bath. Enjoy Ibusuki onsen as much as you like with your partner, and get moisturized skin. Japanese-style rooms and Japanese-Western style rooms are available, so choose whichever you prefer.

For dinner, you can choose from restaurants such as Ajisai, which overlooks the garden, Satsuma Yashiki, a private room restaurant, or the Italian restaurant Ristorante Fenice. It's fun to choose from a variety of styles, such as a kaiseki course of black pork and Japanese black beef shabu-shabu, or Italian food made with seasonal ingredients. Couples who love alcohol should stop by Shochu Dojo after the meal, where they can enjoy the legendary shochu Moriizo and other drinks. You can even enjoy free tastings between 4pm and 7pm. Have a great evening reminiscing about your trip while sipping your drinks ♡

Sweat it out in the sand onsen, a specialty of Ibusuki, and feel refreshed! If you stay in a room with an open-air bath and relax in onsen, you can relieve your daily fatigue. Enjoy a private space just for the two of you, refresh yourself in Ibusuki's rich nature, and create wonderful memories for the two of you ♡