[Ibusuki] Enjoy hot onsen and local cuisine! 7 ryokan and hotels with delicious food / Kagoshima

Kagoshima Located at the southern tip of the Satsuma Peninsula, Ibusuki onsen is a onsen town where skin-friendly "beautiful hot springs" spring up. In addition to a variety of onsen facilities, including the famous "Natural Sand Mushi onsen", there are also "Kaimon Peak" called Satsuma Fuji Japan the southernmost place "Nagasaki Hana", and "Ryugu Shrine", which is popular for matchmaking. It is a tourist destination full of history and natural charm. You can't miss the local gourmet foods such as Kagoshima's famous black pork, black beef, and fish cakes.

The accommodations we will introduce this time are onsen inns where you can fully enjoy Kagoshima gourmet food. Enjoy brand-name meats such as black pork and black beef, fresh seafood caught in Kinko Bay, and Kagoshima's local cuisine in luxurious kaiseki cuisine and French courses. We have carefully selected ryokan and hotels where you can enjoy gourmet food, such as inns where you can taste luxurious kaiseki cuisine and inns where you can meal at a table with hot spring water. Why not plan a trip to Ibusuki as a reward for yourself or to celebrate an anniversary with a special person?

Ibusuki Hakusuikan is a Japanese ryokan located about 7 minutes by free shuttle bus from JR Ibusuki Station, where you can relax with delicious food and a variety of onsen facilities. You can enjoy Ibusuki's famous sand onsen, the large Genroku bath (photo) where you can experience the atmosphere of the Edo period, the open-air observation bath, and rock baths (reservation required). For those who like alcohol, we recommend the Shochu Dojo, where you can try free samples of Kagoshima shochu.

The guest rooms are relaxing spaces with the style of a Japanese ryokan. There are a variety of Japanese and Western-style rooms to choose from, including ocean view rooms overlooking Kinko Bay and rooms with cypress baths where you can enjoy onsen. The photo shows a Japanese-Western room in the "Rikyu." This spacious Japanese-style room of about 12.5 tatami mats is equipped with a bed, table, and sofa by the window. It also has a balcony, so you can relax and enjoy the ocean view.

For dinner, try the popular Japanese multi-course meal made with ingredients carefully selected by the head chef. The menu changes monthly so that you can enjoy seasonal ingredients throughout the year. Depending on the season, you can enjoy dishes such as the "Black Pork Shabu-Shabu Kaiseki," which lets you fully enjoy Kagoshima's specialty black pork, or the "Satsuma Six-Choice Assortment Course," which features local dishes such as satsumaage and silver-striped round herring sashimi. Enjoy gourmet food at your leisure in a restaurant facing a picturesque garden or in a private room.

For those who prefer Western food, try Ristorante Fenice, located inside the Satsuma Denshokan Museum, an art museum on ryokan grounds, where you can enjoy Italian cuisine. Enjoy an authentic Italian dinner made with local delicacies, such as sauteed seafood caught in nearby waters and grilled Kagoshima black beef. You can spend a memorable dinner time watching the chefs cook in the open kitchen. Separate reservations can be made by phone.

Ibusuki Shusuien, a traditional Japanese onsen ryokan, is located about 5 minutes by free shuttle bus (reservation required) from JR Ibusuki Station. The inn is equipped with a variety of relaxing and healing spaces, including a large bath with sauna, an open-air bath, a tea room where you can enjoy tea while looking out at the beautiful dry landscape garden, foot baths and sand foot baths, and an esthetic corner. After your bath, you can enjoy herbal tea at the after-bath area.

There are many types of guest rooms to choose from, including purely Japanese-style rooms and stylish Japanese-Western rooms. The top floor, the fifth floor, is the executive floor, where you can stay in even more luxurious rooms. The Japanese-Western room "Shimazu" pictured is the only room on the top floor. This luxurious space has a Japanese-style room of about 12.5 tatami mats, a Western-style room with twin beds and a table and chairs, a wide veranda, and a panoramic view of Kinko Bay.

For dinner, you can enjoy plenty of Ibusuki ingredients, which are said to be a treasure trove of seafood and mountain food, in a sumptuous multi-course meal. Depending on the season, you can enjoy the "Premium Kaiseki" with plenty of fresh sashimi and seasonal vegetables, and the "Kurobu-Shabu Kaiseki" with Kagoshima's famous black pork as the main dish. The "Satsuma black pork soft stew" and "abalone miso grilled" served in the course meal are gems that have many repeat customers. The meal place is a private room, so you can enjoy it slowly.

In addition to course meals, there are also plenty of bespoke dishes that can be ordered individually. If you're in the mood for something extra special, why not add some of the popular delicacies to your kaiseki meal, such as "silver-stripe round herring sashimi," "seared bonito," or "Kagoshima black-haired wagyu fillet steak"? Enjoy a luxurious dinner!

"Yurian, a detached inn with a onsen water pool and an open-air bath for couples" is a onsen resort located in a lush rural area, about a 13-minute taxi ride from JR "Ibusuki Station". You can spend a relaxing time in a tropical atmosphere space equipped with a pool and open-air bath using onsen water.

There are two types of guest rooms, the "Japanese Style Annex" and the "Asian Style Satsuma Villa (photo)," and each room offers a private space where you can relax. The luxurious guest rooms, equipped with open-air baths and onsen pools, each have their own unique style, so find your favorite room and enjoy it to the fullest. You can fully enjoy the extraordinary feeling while sipping on the cocktails provided in your room.

Both meal and breakfast can be enjoyed in the private meal area "Yukusa Tsumugitei." The recommended course is the "Black Beef and Black Pork Shabu-Shabu" (pictured), which allows you to savour luxurious Kagoshima-produced black beef and black pork in shabu-shabu. The meat is cut thickly so that you can fully enjoy the umami, and the broth brings out the umami of the meat. Enjoy comparing the two dishes, which are unique to Kagoshima.

In the "Satsuma Local Cuisine" course, you can enjoy ingredients and traditional dishes unique to Kagoshima, such as fresh sashimi from the local Kinko Bay and "Sume cuisine" cooked using hot onsen steam. The steamed chicken and vegetables are steamed in the chef's special onsen water, and are a recommended dish that allows you to savor the umami and sweetness of the chicken and vegetables.

Ibusuki onsen Koran no Yu Kinkoro is a hotel located about a 9-minute walk from JR Miyagahama Station, offering a spectacular view of Sakurajima floating in Kinko Bay. A shuttle service is also available from the station (contact required). The hotel is packed with hospitality that will give you a taste of Kagoshima, including a relaxing lounge surrounded by tropical plants unique to Kagoshima, and a shochu bar (fees apply) where you can enjoy self-service sweet potato shochu, a local specialty.

All guest rooms have an ocean view. From the various types of rooms available, including stylish Japanese-Western rooms and rooms with half open-air baths, our recommended room is the "Ibusuki Room Satsuma Japanese Room with Half Open-Air onsen Spring (photo)." This luxurious Japanese-style room with a wide veranda and a half onsen hot spring bath is also included. The bathtub is spacious and there is a spacious washroom and dressing room, so you can enjoy a comfortable bathing time.

For dinner, you can enjoy a Japanese banquet at meal "Chirin." You can taste a variety of local ingredients in dishes such as shabu-shabu made with Kagoshima black pork, sashimi of fresh seafood caught in Kinko Bay, and a tempura platter. Dinner while watching Sakurajima turn red at dusk creates a wonderful atmosphere. Why not try some local shochu to go with your meal?

When talking about Kagoshima's specialty cuisine, you can't leave out black pork, black beef, and Satsuma black chicken. If you want to enjoy locally produced branded meat, don't miss the "Satsuma Three Great Black Kaiseki," which allows you to enjoy three types of meat at once. The black pork is grilled on a teppanyaki grill and the black beef is steamed in a bamboo steamer, making it a luxurious kaiseki meal where you can enjoy plenty of exquisite meat.

About 15 minutes by free shuttle bus (reservation required) from JR Ibusuki Station, Bettei Amafuruoka stands on a hilltop overlooking Kinko Bay. It offers a wide variety of relaxation facilities, including a ceramic spa, sand bath, and bedrock bath. Why not refresh yourself at this hot onsen resort where you can thoroughly heal your body and mind, with facilities such as the poolside where you can relax in style while admiring the view, and the library where you can read while enjoying the night view?

The "Deluxe Suite Japanese-Western Room" pictured is a Japanese-style room where you can stretch out and relax, complete with a cypress bathtub. It's a space where you can relax and take in the spectacular views of nature. There are also "Standard Rooms" and "Executive Suites". Another plus is that they are equipped with high-performance ReFa shower heads and hairdryers.

Dinner options include French, teppanyaki, and creative Japanese cuisine. At the French restaurant "Céleste," you can enjoy "Satsuma French" cuisine made with local ingredients. At the teppanyaki restaurant "Michi," you can enjoy A5-grade Kagoshima Kuroge Wagyu steaks and other dishes prepared in the live kitchen. At the creative Japanese restaurant "Hajime," you can savor exquisite dishes that make the most of the flavor of the ingredients.

For breakfast, you can choose between a French breakfast or creative Japanese cuisine. For the French breakfast, you can enjoy egg dishes cooked to your liking. For the Japanese breakfast, you can enjoy rice balls made right in front of you by the chef and bite-sized side dishes. You can also change your breakfast to a picnic breakfast. It's nice to enjoy breakfast at your favorite spot♪ If you would like to do this, please contact the hotel in advance!

Ibusuki Royal Hotel, located about a 5-minute taxi ride from JR Ibusuki Station and surrounded by a tropical garden, is a hotel with the concept of "a hotel where all women can enjoy beauty and health." Enjoy a relaxing bath in onsen, which will leave your skin feeling moisturized, or in the open-air bath with a spectacular view. The lobby overlooks Kinko Bay, and there are many other features that women will love, such as free-to-drink detox water and other drinks.

There are various types of rooms, including Japanese-Western style rooms and Western-style twin rooms, and you can choose from ocean views, or views of Mt. Uomi and Chirin Island. The rooms on the "Women's Priority Floor" are perfect for girls' trips, and are packed with services for women, such as amenities including cleansing and facial cleanser, hair irons, and disk mirrors. In addition to enjoying "TEALAN," a Japanese black tea from Chiran, Kagoshima, steamers and aroma diffusers are also available for rental.

For dinner, you can enjoy dishes made with ingredients from Ibusuki. Depending on the season, you can enjoy the luxurious "Satsuma Roppaku Kurobuta Shabu-shabu Kaiseki Course," which includes shabu-shabu that lets you fully enjoy the sweetness and juiciness of the rare Roppaku Kurobuta pork, as well as sashimi and fried dishes made with seasonal vegetables and seafood. The "Kagoshima Kurobeef Steak Course," which allows you to enjoy A5-ranked Kagoshima Kurobeef cooked to your liking, is also popular.

Breakfast is served buffet style, with a wide variety of side dishes on the "Asage" plate, rice cooked in a hagama pot, local miso soup "Satsuma-jiru," drinks, etc. A healthy Japanese breakfast with dishes such as rolled omelette and seasonal local vegetables grilled on a magnolia leaf will warm your heart and fill your stomach.

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Ginsho, a hot spring inn with a couple's open-air bath, is a 4-minute onsen ride from JR Ibusuki Station and is located on the beach. You can enjoy a sense of freedom with the ocean view from the guest rooms and large public bath. In particular, you can spend a blissful moment looking at the magnificent view of Kinko Bay from the Tenku-no-Ten-buro and private open-air onsen on the 9th floor. It is about a 2-minute walk from Saraku, where you can experience a sand onsen ♪

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The guest rooms are divided into rooms with open-air baths and regular rooms. If you've come all the way to Ibusuki, which is famous for its hot onsen, why not enjoy onsen in elegance in a room with an open-air bath? Relax and unwind after your trip while taking in the magnificent views of Kinko Bay and the Osumi Peninsula.

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Dinner is served in a private meal area. You can have a memorable dinner time around the "onsen Taku" table where the hot spring water flows. You can warm your drinks with the spring water and make onsen eggs, which are fun to enjoy. The "Kagoshima Kuro Kaiseki" is recommended. It is a luxurious course where you can taste Kagoshima brand meat, Kuro beef, Kuro pork, and Kuro Satsuma chicken all at once, and the local dish "Satsumaage" fried right in front of you is also very popular.

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For breakfast, we offer a Japanese set meal with healthy dishes such as steamed vegetables and boiled tofu. Kagoshima's local dish "Satsuma Soup" is made by simmering chicken and vegetables, and is full of the flavor and nutrients of the ingredients, with a gentle taste that will warm your heart. Start your day feeling refreshed and energized with a delicious breakfast.

Ibusuki onsen is a recommended destination for those who want to fully enjoy onsen and delicious food. There are a variety of ryokan and hotels scattered throughout the area, so you can plan a wonderful trip to suit any occasion, such as a girls' trip with close friends or an anniversary with a special someone. Find your favorite inn and enjoy a trip that will heal your body and mind.