According to Ministry of the Environment statistics, Kagoshima (Kyushu & Okinawa) has 87 onsen areas and 2,735 hot-spring sources. This page lists 36 onsen in Kagoshima with their water types. The most common water type among them is Sulfur Spring (11 onsen).
Source: Ministry of the Environment, FY2024 Hot Spring Utilization Survey (as of March 31, 2025). Best-known onsen = most annual Wikipedia views.
| Water Type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sulfur Spring | 11 | 31% |
| Simple Thermal Spring | 8 | 22% |
| Chloride Spring | 8 | 22% |
| Other | 4 | 11% |
| Bicarbonate Spring | 3 | 8% |
| Unknown | 2 | 6% |
| Facility | Water Type |
|---|---|
| Sunamushi Kaikan Sarakku A facility symbolic of Ibusuki Onsen, offering the rare natural sand-steam bath experience found almost nowhere else in the world. | Chloride Spring Sodium – chloride spring |
| Onsen Town | Summary |
|---|---|
| Kirishima Onsen-go Geopark | The Kirishima mountain range, straddling Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures, was certified as the Kirishima Geopark in 2010. Its hot springs form when groundwater is heated by magma — a direct gift of the land's geology. Kirishima Onsen-go is one of its representative hot-spring areas; in 2022 the geopark's area expanded to cover all seven constituent municipalities across both prefectures. Details |
| Furusato Onsen-go Geopark | The Sakurajima–Kinko Bay Geopark (certified 2013) tells the story of the still-smoking active volcano Sakurajima coexisting with the people who live at its foot. Furusato Onsen-go, at the southern tip of Sakurajima overlooking Kinko Bay, is featured on the geopark's official site as a representative place to experience the volcano's gifts. Details |