Ibusuki Guide
Short, practical guides to Ibusuki for visitors from overseas. One new guide a day at most, each one built from public sources (village and city offices, the prefecture, national agencies, transport operators) that we list at the end with the date we read them. If we could not check something, we say so and leave it out.
Latest guides
What Is Ibusuki Like Through the Year? Rapeseed Flowers, Sunflowers and Lake Ikeda
An 18 degree average, rapeseed in early spring, cherry blossoms, summer water play, year-round somen spring and the low-tide road to Chiringashima.
What Is the Ibusuki Sand Steam Bath, and How Does It Work?
The warm sand at 50 to 55 degrees, the six steps from yukata to shower, who should not bathe, the other baths and the onsen egg rice bowl.
How Do You Get to Ibusuki and Get Around by Train, Bicycle and Bus?
The Tamatebako train, sightseeing buses, taxis and electric bicycles, luggage services, the ferry to Osumi and a note on Chiringashima.