Ibusuki

Ibusuki

指宿市
Ibusuki 指宿市
City
	Ibusuki City Montage
	Flag Emblem
	Location of Ibusuki in Kagoshima Prefecture
	Ibusuki Location in Japan
	Coordinates: 31°15′10″N 130°37′59″E / 31.25278°N 130.63306°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kyushu
Prefecture	Kagoshima Prefecture
First official recorded	702 AD
City settled	April 1, 1954
Government
• Mayor	Etsuo Toyodome (from February 2010)
Area
• Total	149.01 km2 (57.53 sq mi)
Population (March 1, 2012)
• Total	43,931
• Density	294.82/km2 (763.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	2424 Jutchō, Ibusuki-shi, Kagoshima-ken; 891-0497
Website	www.city.ibusuki.lg.jp
Symbols
Bird	Japanese white-eye
Butterfly	Great orange tip
Fish	Skipjack tuna
Flower	Hibiscus and rapeseed
Tree	Japanese box and sacred garlic pear

Ibusuki (指宿市, Ibusuki-shi) is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, founded on April 1, 1954.

As of March 1, 2012, the city has an estimated population of 43,931, with 19,119 households and a population density of 294.82 persons per km². The total area is 149.01 km² and shares a border with Ei, a town to its north.

On January 1, 2006, the towns of Kaimon and Yamagawa (both from Ibusuki District) were merged into Ibusuki.

Ibusuki can be accessed by Routes 226 and 269 and the Ibusuki Skyline drive. The city's main railroad station is Ibusuki Station.

Ibusuki is famous for black-sand spas known as sunamushi onsen.

Ibusuki has a sister city relationship with Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.