Ibusuki, Kagoshima

Template:Infobox city Japan 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.

Sunset in Ibusuki

Geography

• Kirishima-Yaku National Park
• Kaimondake volcano
• Chiringashima
• Tōsenkyō
• Lake Ikeda

Culture

• Hirasaki Shrine
• Iwasaki Art Museum
• Ibusuki Onsen
• Ibusuki Experimental Botanical Garden

Lake Ikeda

Transport

• Higashi-Kaimon Station
• Ibusuki Station
• Irino Station
• Kaimon Station
• Miyagahama Station
• Nigatsuden Station
• Nishi-Ōyama Station
• Ōyama Station
• Satsuma-Imaizumi Station
• Satsuma-Kawashiri Station
• Yamakawa Station

Twinnings

• Chitose in Hokkaidō
• Rockhampton in Australia

External links

• Ibusuki City official website (in Japanese)
• Kagoshima Prefectural Visitors Bureau official website (in English)
• Ibusuki travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Photos of the sand baths at Ibusuki and area attractions