Part of BBC Earth documentary on Yakushima

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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

Pillow-shaped Lava beach: Location: Nagakubo (See Google maps) A collection of coloured lava rock formations to climb over. Pillow-shaped Lava beach Harutahama beach: Location: Anbo (See Google maps) Jagged rocks with rock pools full of fascinating creatures.   Yakusugi Museum: Location: Anbo (See Google maps) Inside it has displays about

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

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KUSUGAWA TRAIL 楠川歩道 You don’t see much about the Kusugawa trail in tourist information. This is because it starts at the coast and snakes up to Shiratani Unsuikyo. You can get to Shiratani Unsuikyo by car or bus, so why hike up there? Well every time I’ve been along here, it has