Hot Spring/Sand Bath (Nov 2007)
秀水園 (Shusuien japanese hotel)
http://www.syusuien.co.jp/spa/
Address:
〒891-0406鹿児島県指宿市湯の浜5-27-27
(指宿駅 Ibusuki station: JR指宿枕崎線 Ibusuki Makurazaki train line, 55mins ride from 鹿児島中央駅 Kagoshima Chuo station, then 5 mins by car to hotel)
Tel: 099 322 6789
Opening hours: 14:00-22:00 (foot bath)
Price: JPY500 (incl. 1 drink)
Comments:
Ibusuki is well-known for its hot sand baths. 砂むし会館「砂楽」(sunamushi kaikan 'Saraku')(http://www11.ocn.ne.jp/~saraku/saraku00.htm) is frequently advertised in the tourist guides, however we didn't go there for the full experience as my friend was feeling a bit ill. So instead, we went to the Shusuien, a japanese hotel across the road that had both hot spring and hot sand baths just for the feet - cost was JPY500 that came with one drink (free if you are a hotel guest). This hotel is just across from Saraku and because we arrived there rather late, it all worked out better at Shusuien as their foot bath opened till 22:00 (baths at Saraku closed at 21:00).
足砂蒸し温泉 (ashi sunamushionsen) hot sand bath for the feet
relax with a cuppa tea
time to go...back to the train station...
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