After Stories | Nansatsu: A Journey of Prayer and Rebirth

Woman praying quietly in nature inspired by Japanese wellness culture

Southern Kyushu is home to an area
where volcanoes and hot springs, sea and wind, prayer and rebirth coexist.

A landscape overlooking Sakurajima.
Hot spring resorts enveloped in steam.
Capes where sea breezes blow through.
A culture of prayer where people have long faced nature.

"After Stories | A Journey of Prayer and Rebirth in Nansatsu"
is a series themed around "journeys to reset your mind",
primarily focusing on the southern part of Kagoshima Prefecture.

Kagoshima, the birthplace of ONSENSUI99,
has a culture of living in harmony with nature.

Land created by volcanoes.
Water flowing deep underground.
Hot spring culture.
A life surrounded by sea and mountains.

In this series,
we don't just provide tourist information,

"Why was this water nurtured in this land?"

We will convey the charm of Southern Kyushu, including the natural and spiritual culture behind this question.

Green tea fields in Minamikyushu overlooking Southern Kyushu landscape

Minamikyushu City | Home of Tea and Prayer

Minamikyushu City is known as a production area for Chiran tea.
It is a town where quiet tea fields and a culture of prayer with a sense of history are alive.

Traditional sand bath experience on the beach in Ibusuki Kagoshima

Ibusuki City | A Journey of Rebirth with Steam and Sand Baths

Ibusuki is known for its sand baths, which are rare worldwide.
The blessings of the volcano and the hot spring culture gently embrace your body and mind.

▶ Read more articles here
https://onsensui99.com/ja-th/blogs/journal/after-stories-ibusuki

Rural landscape in Minamisatsuma surrounded by nature in Kagoshima

Minamisatsuma City | A Journey to Capes of Sea Breeze and Prayer

Fukiagehama, Noma Cape, Mt. Kinpo――
In Minamisatsuma, where sea, wind, and mountains converge, a quiet time of rebirth flows.

Makurazaki Station sign symbolizing the southern end of Japan rail journey

Makurazaki City | Where Sea and Fire Meet

Makurazaki is known as a town of skipjack tuna.
The sea and sunset viewed from Hinokami Park evoke a "landscape of prayer" characteristic of Southern Kyushu.

Sunset beach scenery with seashells in Southern Kyushu Japan

Hioki City | Quiet Healing Fostered by Hot Springs and Pottery

Fukiage Hot Spring Village and Miyama Satsuma Ware.
It is a town where the culture woven by fire, earth, and water brings peaceful moments.

▶ Read more articles here
https://onsensui99.com/ja-th/blogs/journal/after-stories-hioki

Sakurajima ferry crossing Kagoshima Bay with volcano landscape

Kagoshima City | The Heart of Southern Kyushu Where Fire and Water Coexist

Kagoshima City, overlooking Sakurajima and Kinko Bay.
This place, where volcanoes and groundwater, city and nature coexist, holds a worldview connected to the background of ONSENSUI99.

Southern Kyushu's Wellness Culture Nurtured by Fire and Water

Kagoshima is a land formed by volcanic activity.

Groundwater that has passed through layers of volcanic ash (Shirasu Plateau) over many years
has become soft natural water, supporting the local food and hot spring culture.

ONSENSUI99 is also
natural alkaline hot spring water sourced from deep underground in Tarumizu, Kagoshima.

The nature of Southern Kyushu
quietly teaches us the sensation of "resetting."

Soaking in hot springs.
Feeling the sea breeze.
Having quiet time.
And savoring water.

We hope that the After Stories series
will provide an opportunity to experience the charm of Southern Kyushu.

▶ After Stories Series | Southern Kyushu for Healing and Prayer
https://onsensui99.com/ja-th/blogs/journal/after-stories-series

▶ After Stories | Hokusatsu: A Journey of Water and Silence
https://onsensui99.com/ja-th/blogs/journal/after-stories-hokusatsu-series

▶ Discover Kagoshima Series
https://onsensui99.com/ja-th/blogs/journal/discover-kagoshima-series