It's an open air bath a few feet away from the ocean. Due to it being a shrine it's also mixed gender. This means that a yukata or bath robe is worn at all times while in the shared area. There is also an inside area but few people use it as it's not at all as famous or nice... More

The Furusato onsen has a shuttle bus that picks up from the Sakurajima Ferry Terminal. We had to call and ask to be picked up first, but it a short amount of time we made it to the hotel where the onsen is located. We chose to visit the Furusato onsen, because we wanted to go to an onsen in... More

What a lovely relaxing way to spend the morning! First, we went to the onsen. A nice hot shower, then you put on the white cotton yukata, and go in the hot spring. This is one of the few onsens that provide a garment, rather than where you go without clothing. It's more comfortable that way, for a westerner such... More

This onsen is located at the base of the volcano across the bay from Kagoshima and is fun to visit. The ferry across the bay runs very frequently and only costs 150 yen. Unfortunately, we didn't know that there's a free shuttle to the hotel where this onsen is located, and we paid 2200 yen for a taxi to take... More

I visited Furusato Onsen on my first trip to Japan. We travelled from Miyazaki to Kagoshima and took a detour onto the Sakurajima peninsula (it used to be an island until a recent eruption of Mt. Sakurajima) to visit the volcano, the buried tori and the onsen. It is unusual amongst onsen (hot springs) in that mixed bathing is allowed... More