Yakushima: A Visitors Guide

A Yakumonkey Guide to enjoying Yakushima 2019

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Arakawa Trail Entrance Shuttle bus

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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

Arakawa Trail blocked

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A recent landslide has blocked the Arakawa trail 2 km from the trailhead. It occured on the morning of Saturday 24/01/10 and has covered the railtrack trail making it impassable. It is around 20 m wide and 7 m high and will obviously take some time to remove. In the

Arakawa Trail

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The Arakawa trail is the most used path on Yakushima as it goes past the most famous of Sugi trees – Jomon Sugi. The route starts at the old railway terminal and follows the train tracks past the following places… An abandoned wagon at the beginning of the trail A

Farewell to the Old Man of the forest

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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

Yakushima Newsletters 2010

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The creatures in the forest

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MACAQUES Yaku monkeys are smaller than the native macaques of mainland Japan. They are dark grey and have long thick hair. Before getting carried away about the cute and fluffy creatures however – the most important points to remember about the Yaku macaques are that: 1. They are wild. 2.