Yakushima Newsletters 2010

You would be surprised how difficult it is to find flat land in Yakushima. There are however a selection of parks – some of which are below:  YAKUSHIMA COMPREHENSIVE NATURE PARK, Miyanoura Features: Next to Miyanoura river, wandering wildlife and fireflies Miyanoura Recreational Park ANBO PARK, Anbo Features:  Fields for

The North East of Yakushima covers the area from Isso around to Anbo and includes the airport area and Miyanoura. There are lots of things to do and here is a selection. SHITOKO GAJUMARU BANYAN PARK Location: Shitoko (See Google maps) A small park full of banyan trees which have distinctive

Anyone who has taken the Okabu trail from the logging railway on their way to Jomon Sugi would have come across a grand old tree called Okina Sugi (翁杉). It was thought to be around 2000 years old and was hidden beneath a coat of thick green moss. Here is

Yakushima seeks environment-tourism balance YAKUSHIMA, Kagoshima Pref. — Yakushima Island off Kagoshima Prefecture in 1993 became the country’s first natural site to be entered on UNESCO’s World Heritage list, together with the Shirakami Mountain Range in northeastern Japan. Known for its many large cedar trees and hot springs, Yakushima is

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The Arakawa Trail Entrance Shuttle bus. The stretch of road between Arakawa junction and the Arakawa Trail Entrance is closed to traffic and walkers between May 2th and 5th for 4 days and July 7th and Sept 22nd for 67 days. The only way you can get to the Trail