Ibusuki Shusuien

This is a famous ryokan that has been ranked No. 1 for 38 consecutive years by travel industry professionals for its Japanese-style kaiseki course meal.
The hotel boasts a wide variety of rooms, from special rooms to Japanese-style rooms with a view of a Japanese garden and Japanese-Western-style rooms with beds, all of which offer a luxurious and relaxing time with the cordial hospitality of the nakai-san (hostess) in charge.

The hot spring baths include a spacious large bath and a tasteful open-air bath. The hot spring water, which is free-flowing from the source, is known as "hot water for beautiful skin" because of its high moisturizing properties, and is known to leave skin smooth after bathing.
A private hot spring room with a sense of privacy is available for 60 minutes for 3,500 yen.

The delicacies include local fish such as kibinago (silver-stripe round herring) and kampachi (amberjack) caught in the sea around Kagoshima, as well as a wide variety of high-end ingredients such as Iseebi (lobsters) and Kurobuta pork.
Don't miss special dishes such as "Abalone Grilled with Miso paste", a gratin-style abalone, and "Hyoroku Kawara Soba", a delicacy made by grilling soba noodles on a roof tile (kawara).