‘Tanken Roman World Heritage’ documentary
Below is an NHK documentary/TV show on hiking in Yakushima showing much of the island. It is split into 5 parts for Youtube.
A Yakumonkey Guide to enjoying Yakushima 2019
Below is an NHK documentary/TV show on hiking in Yakushima showing much of the island. It is split into 5 parts for Youtube.
If it is raining up in the mountains and you have little time to wait a day or two for the weather to clear, this trail is the closest thing there is to the big mountain trails. It begins at Onoaida onsen and gently meanders through the forest for an
A few years ago a Toppy jetfoil hit either a whale or a submarine (it was never confirmed which one) and now last week it happened again but this time a whale. Here’s the story from The Japan Times: Crippled ship may have hit whale Five people were injured Sunday
Yakushima Newsletter July 2009
Below is an NHK documentary called ‘Yakushima no Yamashi mori ni ikiru’ which follows Takada Hisao, a local man from Anbo, and his work in the forest collecting yakusugi trunks. It is split into 5 parts for Youtube. Return to Homepage
Yakushima Newsletter May 2010 Yakushima Newsletter April 2010 Return to Homepage
FOOD SPECIALITIES: Tankan oranges: Ponkan oranges: Passion fruit: Flying fish: Just the smell of them now is enough to set the nausea wheels in motion (see creatures in the sea to find out why), but others insist how tasty they are. Mitake shochu: So popular that to buy a bottle