Ibusuki Shi

Ibusuki is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2024, the city had an estimated population of 37,594 in 17477 households, and a population density of 250 people per km2. The total area of the city is 148.81 km2.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lake Ikeda and Lake Unagi.

Lake Ikeda

Lake Ikeda is in Ikeda Caldera located 40 km south of Kagoshima city; Kyūshū island, Japan. It is perhaps best known to tourists as the location of the purported sightings of a cryptid named Issie, and as the largest lake on Kyūshū island with a surface area of 11 km2 and a shoreline length of 15 km.

Lake Unagi

Photo: さかおり, CC BY 3.0.

Lake Unagi is a Japanese maar lake associated with an eruptive vent line extending towards the sea from the parent volcano Ikeda Caldera which contains Lake Ikeda.

Satsuma-Kawashiri Station

Railway station

Satsuma-Kawashiri Station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Satsuma-Kawashiri Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. Satsuma-Kawashiri Station is situated 4 km south of Ibusuki Shi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Higashikata and Junicho.

Higashikata

Quarter

Photo: Jerry fish tkc, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Higashikata is a quarter, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Ibusuki Shi.

Junicho

Quarter

Photo: nnn, CC BY 2.1 jp.

Junicho is a quarter, which is situated 4½ km east of Ibusuki Shi.

Ibusuki Shi

Also known as: “Ibusuki”, “Ibusuki-chō”, “Ibusuki-machi”, and “Ibusuki-shi”
Location: Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

31.2296° or 31° 13′ 47″ north

Longitude

130.5806° or 130° 34′ 50″ east

Population

43,900

Elevation

63 metres (207 feet)

Open location code

8Q3G6HHJ+R6

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Ibusuki Shi” goes by many names.

Japanese: “いぶすきし”
Japanese: “イブスキシ”
Japanese: “指宿”
Japanese: “指宿市”

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