🏨 Ibusuki Shuisen-enいぶすき秀水園

Ranked first for 38 consecutive years in a list selected by professionals in the travel industry, this popular and renowned ryokan specializes in kaiseki cuisine. The accommodation options range from special guest rooms and traditional Japanese-style rooms with views of Japanese gardens to Western-style rooms with Western beds, offering a variety of different room types. Each room is attended to by dedicated staff who provide sincere Japanese hospitality, ensuring a luxurious and relaxing experience for guests. The onsen features a spacious public bath and a uniquely charming outdoor bath. The spring water, known as "beauty skin hot spring," is rich in moisturizing components, leaving the skin delicate and smooth after soaking, earning high praise. There are also private rental baths available for those who wish to enjoy personal privacy, priced at 3,500 yen for 60 minutes. The highly anticipated cuisine includes a generous use of local fresh fish such as Japanese silver-striped herring and red snapper caught off the coast of Kagoshima, along with premium ingredients like Ise lobster and Kurobuta pork. Special dishes that are a must-try include the baked abalone with miso, known as "Abalone Miso Yaki," and the delicacy "Hyōroku Tile Soba," which features stir-fried soba noodles cooked on tiles.

Famous for its cuisine, the dedicated staff provides sincere Japanese hospitality that has received high praise. The hot spring features a source with high moisturizing components. The dishes made with locally caught fresh fish from the waters near Kagoshima and premium ingredients are highly anticipated.