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Bathers buried in hot volcanic sand on the beach at Ibusuki

Ibusuki/Japan

Ibusuki Sunamushi Onsen Saraku

Japan's signature sand steam bath, where geothermal heat rises through a black volcanic beach.

Photo: Takasunrise0921, Wikimedia Commons

Temperatura della sorgente
85°C
Temperatura di balneazione
55°C
Balneazione
Vasca interna / Vasca esterna
Fondato nel
1987

At Ibusuki, on the southern tip of Kyushu, geothermal water heats the sand of the shoreline. Bathers lie in a shallow trench on the beach and attendants shovel hot sand over them — a practice documented here for around three centuries. Saraku is the municipal facility on the seafront.

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Perché visitarlo

Sunamushi onsen is unique to a handful of places on earth, and Ibusuki is its home. Fifteen minutes buried in heavy, radiating sand feels nothing like a hot pool, and the setting — open sea and volcanic ridge — is remarkable.

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L'acqua

Acqua termale

Sorgente
Ibusuki coastal geothermal field
Mineralizzazione
Sodium chloride hot spring
Carattere
Geothermal water heats the beach sand itself; bathers are buried in sand rather than immersed in water.

Informazioni pratiche

You wear a supplied yukata; sand sessions last about ten to fifteen minutes, followed by indoor hot-spring baths to rinse. Tide and weather can move sessions under a covered area.

Sito ufficiale

Posizione

Ibusuki, Japan31.2280, 130.6520Vedi sulla mappa di Balnevia

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