Japan's Southernmost Train Station | Ibusuki & Nishi-Oyama One-Day Trip Guide!

| Ibusuki & Nishi-Oyama One-Day Trip Guide! 📍 Destination: Ibusuki & Nishi-Oyama Station 🔥 Highlights: ✅ Check in at Japan's southernmost JR station📍 ✅ Admire Satsuma Fuji (Mount Kaimon)🏔 ✅ Experience a sand bath♨️ ✅ Stroll along Cape Nagasakibana and visit Ryugu Shrine⛩️ 🚆How to get to Ibusuki? - With a JR Pass, you can reserve the Ibusuki no Tamatebako sightseeing train 1 month in advance (recommended). - Regular trains also go to Ibusuki. We recommend taking the 8:35 train (to ensure you have enough time to connect to the bus). - Fare: Approx. JPY 1,000–1,500 one way without a JR Pass. 🗺 Tips: ✔ Want to find the Eevee manhole cover? Take the 8:35 train. You'll have enough time to find it after arriving! ✔ Ibusuki Station provides maps. Look for the female staff member in uniform. She is Chinese and can communicate in Chinese! ✔ There is a 7-Eleven nearby where you can buy snacks. 📍 Cape Nagasakibana | Japan's southernmost cape🌊 🚏 How to get there: Take the 11:05 bus from Ibusuki Station to Cape Nagasakibana (JPY 600, approx. 1 hr). 🏝Recommended attractions at Cape Nagasakibana: - Ryugu Shrine⛩️Pray for good luck and visit the popular turtle statue! - White lighthouse📷A beautiful spot for photos, perfect for those who love minimalist aesthetics! 🚉 Nishi-Oyama Station | Japan's southernmost JR station 📍How to get from Cape Nagasakibana to Nishi-Oyama Station: 🚶Option 1: Walk 2.8 km (approx. 35 mins) 🚌Option 2: Take the 13:07 bus to Tokumitsu-Komae Station, then walk 1.8 km. 🚖Option 3: Take a taxi for approx. JPY 1,700 (you can ask a shop to call a taxi for you). ✨Highlights: ✅ Japan's southernmost JR station, with a commemorative plaque📍 ✅ Stunning views of Satsuma Fuji (Mount Kaimon)🏔 ✅ Unique yellow postbox📮Send a postcard as a souvenir! ✅ Shop: Get a commemorative stamp, buy postcards (including postage), and purchase local specialties. 🚆 Return train times: - 15:07 (back to Ibusuki Station) 💡There's plenty of time to stroll, take photos, and relax! - If you have a reservation for the Ibusuki no Tamatebako train, you can seamlessly transfer back to Kagoshima-Chuo Station. - No reservation? You can also return to Kagoshima by regular train and experience the Ibusuki onsen♨️. ♨️ Ibusuki Sand Bath (Sunamushi Kaikan Saraku) 🕒 If you have time, try a sand bath! 📍Location: Sunamushi Kaikan Saraku (Ibusuki's most famous sand bath). 💰Price: Approx. JPY 1,000 🔥Features: Your whole body is buried in hot sand, allowing you to enjoy natural geothermal therapy! 📌 Summary | Ibusuki & Japan's Southernmost Station Itinerary ✅ 8:35 Take the train → Ibusuki Station (find the Eevee manhole cover) ✅ 11:05 Take the bus → Cape Nagasakibana (lighthouse + Ryugu Shrine) ✅ 13:07 Take the bus or walk → Nishi-Oyama Station (Japan's southernmost JR station) ✅ 15:07 Take the train back to Ibusuki (try a sand bath) ✅ Take the Ibusuki no Tamatebako or a regular train back to Kagoshima-Chuo Station. 📍 A classic Kagoshima day trip. If you want to experience the "southernmost" feeling, you must come!🚀