Real Natural Hot Sandbath in Ibusuki, Chiran Peace Museum & Samurai residenses and gardens

Our day was very well organized by Hitomi. Her knowledge was amazing. She took us to a Samoerai village followed by a very moving visit to the Chiran peace museum, where the WWII kamikaze pilots trained and prepared. A recommendation for anyone. Hitomi took us then for lunch to have flowing somen noodles, a special experience. And we finished the day in Ibusuki to enjoy a hot sand bath and dip in the hot springs. We really enjoyed spending the day with Hitomi and no question or request was too much for her. She went to great lenghts to make sure we had a great time and able to enjoy the stunning views of her city. Thank you Hitomi. It was a pleasure to meet you.

Tabatha G.United States

we had an amazing day per our tour! we had originally planned to go to the hot sand baths, but last minute we decided to detour and do something different. We wound up getting to see this seahorse Museum of sorts. It was so cool. They had hundreds of different seahorses and we got to see three day old babies super cool experience.!! best of all was our lunch we went to this rotating noodle restaurant that was out of this world!!

We were pleased to have two different tours with Hitomi, who is smart and charming and very knowledgeable. Her English is excellent. On this, the first tour, we enjoyed relaxing in the natural steam black sand baths and the onsen at the spa, followed by a great ramen lunch. Then we traveled to the Chiran Peace Museum, which has photos and memorabilia and letters by young kamikaze pilots, and saw the winding streets and gardens in the Chiran samurai district. This was a highlight of our trip.

We had a wonderful day with Hitomi! She shared her knowledge of the region as we drove the beautiful region outside of Kagoshima. And the natural sand baths were among the best, most unique experiences we have ever had while traveling! Then Hitomi took us a delicious local ramen spot before going to see the calm, quiet and beautiful Samarai residences and gardens where we learned more about their history and culture. I would highly recommend Hitomi to everyone visiting the Kagoshima and surrounding region!