Sand Bath Hall Saraku

Other Bathing Facility

4.5

A hot spring bath facility where you can enjoy Ibusuki’s famed hot spring sand baths. The sand baths use the heat of the hot springs naturally welling up under the coast; bathers wear a white robe and are buried in sand stirred to reach just the right temperature, heating the body. Depending on weather conditions, you can even enjoy your sand bath right at the edge of the waves. Even when the weather is not perfect, the facility has a covered sand bathing area, ensuring you can enjoy your sand bath no matter what it is like outside. The sand baths aid in relieving nerve pain, rheumatism, and cold extremities. Approximately five minutes by car from Ibusuki Station.

Spot details

Address: Kagoshima Pref. Ibusukishi Yunohama 5-25-18
Area: Minamisatsuma Area
Phone: 0993233900
Hours: 8:30-21:00 (Information desk closed 20:30)
Closed: open everyday (May close outside of stated days on 7 Dec. due to equipment inspection)
Fees: [Bathing fee for sand bath][Adults(Junior high school students and older)]1,100yen[Up to elementary school student]600yen[Bathing fee for hot spring only][Adults(Junior high school students and older)]620yen
[Up to elementary school student]310yen
Parking Lot: Available(90spaces)
Credit Card: Available (VISA, MasterCard, JCB, AMEX, UnionPay, DISCOVER, Diners Club)
Smoking: Available(Smoking and non-smoking areas)
Wi-Fi: Available
Vegetarian Menu: Not available
English Menu: Not available
Note: Temporary closure:Currently closed (information as of April 24, 2020)
* Information may be changed, so please be sure to check the official information.
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes
Average budget: [Lunch] 1,001-3,000yen
[Dinner] 1,001-3,000yen
Estimated stay time: 60-120 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Available (However, depending on conditions such as accompanying a caretaker of the same sex, using a private shower room, and climbing some stairs)
Infant friendly: Available (3 years old and over)

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

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Reviewed : 2020.03.09

Its not anywhere in the world that you get to sand Bath. This place lets you spend time relaxing at the sand bath, then wash off and space out at the onsen. Nice place to spend a late afternoon esp...
Aaah....so relaxing.

Reviewed : 2020.03.06

The hot sand bath is a pleasurable and relaxing experience. For a novice the whole process is detailed in notices and diagrams, so it is easy to follow and avoid faux pas. First the change rooms with...
AWESOME EXPERIENCE!

Reviewed : 2019.08.28

Now for something a little different. A hot sand bath or sand onsen.Sounds odd, but wow, what an experience.From Kagoshimachuo Station take the Ibusukimakurazaki Line (JR) to Ibusuki...