One of the symbolic feature in Kagoshima is definitely the Volcano Sakurajima! It is still very lively and explodes very frequently. According to the Sakurajima official website, calculating till Nov 2015, it exploded 737 times so far!!
My friends who lives in Kagoshima sometimes get this black rain because of the ash being mixed up with the rain!! 
Though I am lucky enough to see it exploding on the train!! Look at the smoke being emitted~~~
Back to the topic on Sand Bath, we went to Ibusuki by train to enjoy the famous sand bath, while looking at the sea!
Just a reminder! The trains don't come frequently so make sure you check the time table before waiting for the train! The trains may be 40 mins apart!!
Also, the transport card might not work in certain area, so you might still have to buy tickets. If you have any questions, check with the ticket box!
For ibusuki, it's outside the area, so you have to buy train tickets. Or you can pay the difference in the price after you come back to the Kagoshima Central station.
There is a free foot hot spring in front of the Ibusuki station!
On our way to the sand bath place.
It gives you directions as to how to enter the sand bath.
1. After you received the locker key, towel and yukata (the japanese styled gawn), you get changed into the yukata.
2. Then you can wear the slippers given and go out to the sand bath place!
3. The sand bath takes about 10 mins because otherwise you will be overheated and may feel a bit dizzy. (just like sauna)
4. Then you go rinse your body and have a shower
5. There will also be like a public hot spa/bath place where you can enjoy your hot spring after the sand bath!
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| Female changing room entrance |
As I am not allowed to take any more photos, I will copy and paste some official photos for you.
At first, wait for the staff to dig a hole for you. The sand on the surface is cold but as they dig in, the sand becomes hot! Then you lie on it and they will start covering you with sand! The sand is surprisingly heavy too! Then you can fall asleep. After 10 mins, they will come to you and get you out of the sand!
This is the sea view you will be facing while enjoying the sand bath!
The weather wasn't too good when I was there, but I guess when it's hot season, the view will be even nicer!!
The price list is as follows:
| Sand Bath price | Hot Spring price | |
| Adult（Secondary School or above) | ※ １，０８０円 | ６１０円 |
| Child（Primary school or below) | ※ ５９０円 | ３００円 |
There is a Sanraku towel to buy which costed 120 yen and it has the logo on it so you can remember you have been to sand bath before if you use the towel again! But you can choose not to buy it if you have brought your own towel!
After the sandbath and hot spring, it's my habit to drink milk!
In Hong Kong, Japanese milk has always been labelled as very thick, delicious! It is also very expensive to purchase Japanese milk! So I just had to drink as much as I can while I was in Japan!
After sand bath and onsen (hot spring), we went to walk around the area!
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| Another sand bath near Saraku (took this secretly) |
It's actually quite a good walk after the sand bath because your body is very relaxed after that!
We met new friends in our Kagoshima Guest House and went to have sand-bath together!
Oh and I ate this sweet potato ice-cream!
It's just opposite the Sand bath place and it was sold inside the souvenir shop! It tasted the very real sweet potato, not the fake ones. So to me, it's like heaven!
Strongly recommend this one!!! ***** (5 stars)
We also went exploring empty buildings and climbed to the rooftop... Though I am not sure whether it's legal... >< It was fun though!!
I must say, I enjoyed this day very much!! So I strongly recommend you to stay in this guesthouse and meet new people and go exploring with them!! (please visit my last entry for guesthouse information)
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| The owner and us! |
They also have this board where they recorded all tourists with different nationalities!!
We also wrote message on it!! (You can see this photo if you go visit this guesthouse XD)
And that's the end of the sand bath day! Please leave comments if desired!!
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