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Sayuri Sand Bath (Yamakawa, Ibusuki)
指宿砂むし温泉Kagoshima · Kyushu
This is the Yamakawa sand bath — 山川砂むし温泉「砂湯里」(Sayuri) — on the coast at Yamakawa-Fukumoto, south of central Ibusuki, not the larger Saraku hall in the town itself. Visitors are buried in naturally heated black volcanic sand a few metres from the shoreline, in a small open-air setting beside the sea, and the geothermal steam that heats the sand rises from the beach around you.
- Best season
- Spring · Autumn
- Crowd level
- Moderate
- Rating
- 4.3· 1,010 reviews
- Opening hours
- Mon–Tue 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM Wed Closed Thu–Sun 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
- Admission
- Sand bath ¥1,100 for adults, ¥600 for children, yukata included. Open 8:30–17:00 with reception closing 16:30; closed Wednesdays (the following day if Wednesday is a public holiday).
Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.
Today
8:30–17:00Sun closedAdmission
- Sand bath ¥1,100 for adults, ¥600 for children, yukata included. Open 8:30–17:00 with reception closing 16:30; closed Wednesdays (the following day if Wednesday is a public holiday).
Stored weekly hours
Mon–Tue 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM Wed Closed Thu–Sun 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
How to get there
From Hakata Station · ~4h 36m by car
Tags
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