Yakushima Mountain Huts
There are 6 mountain huts on Yakushima’s mountain ranges. All of them offer a dry place to sleep and a toilet but little else. Water can be found in the streams that run near to them and like all the rivers and streams in the higher mountains is crystal clear and safe to drink.
For the average monthly temperatures at each hut go to Temperatures in Yakushima.
THE LOWER HUTS: (the easiest to get to from the coast).
SHIRATANI HUT
Sleeps: 40
Building structure: Reinforced Concrete
Altitude: 825m
This hut is less than an hour from Shiratani Unsuikyu car park. The toilet is actually inside which especially in summer can be an odour problem. It has an open area but also has three rooms with basic bunks. Like all the huts it’s first come, first served. In summer it gets busy here as it’s on one of the routes to Jomon Sugi and Mt.Miyanoura.
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YODOGAWA HUT
Sleeps: 20
Building structure: Wooden building
Altitude: 1380m
The Yodogawa hut is on the opposite side of the mountains and can be reached via Anbo on the Yakusugiland road. It’s less than an hour from the end of the mountain road on the Yodogawa trail. Because of this it’s a very popular hut to stay in and is often packed with hikers who take the road up in the late afternoon and begin their hiking the following morning.
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THE HIGHER HUTS:
The two huts around Jomon Sugi are popular places to stay after the long slog to get there. The nearest is…
TAKATSU HUT
Sleeps: 20
Building structure: specially constructed cardboard building (rebuilt 2013)
Altitude: 1330m
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SHINTAKATSU HUT
Sleeps: 40
Building structure: Wooden building
Altitude: 1460m
This is further along the path and is larger than the Takatsu hut.
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SHIKANOSAWA HUT
Sleeps: 20
Building structure: Stone-built
Altitude: 1550m
The next hut is on the Nagata path not far from the from the summit of Mt.Nagata. The Nagata path is long and arduous and few people climb Mt.Nagata after climbing Mt.Miyanoura so the hut is usually quite empty.
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ISHIZUKA HUT
Sleeps: 20
Building structure: Concrete-block building
Altitude: 1600m
This is on a path off Hana-no-eigo highland marsh or alternatively at the top of the rarely used path from Yakusugiland. Locals claim that it’s haunted with the ghosts of an American bomber crew who crashed into the mountain during the war and is probably the least used of the huts.
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An alternative to the huts if the weather closes in when around the high peaks, there are several cave like rock formations which provide shelter and some of them have plastic sheeting stored for emergencies.
For more information about Yakushima accommodation and hiking check out the one and only Yakushima: A Yakumonkey Guide
Hi,
How bus will these be in the last week of August? Think its possible to count on a place? And what time would you recommend to arrive? Thanks
Hello Megan. They'll be busy but if you arrive late afternoon, you should be okay. This page gives you an idea of how crowded the trails will be: ” target=”_blank”>https://www.yakumonkey.com/p/the-best-time-to-visit-jomon...
Your site is spectacular. Thank you.
We are thinking about going at the very beginnign of April.
Will a 0 degrees C sleeping bag be okay for the higher huts like takatsu?
Will it be busy at that time? Specifically, how early would we have to arrive at Yodogawa hut on a Saturday night?
Thanks Ayres. Yes, you'll be okay with a sleeping bag like that. It may be chilly but it shouldn't be cold. Early April is not usually that busy but there is a school holiday so you can expect more visitors than normal for that time of year. On busy days if you arrive late afternoon, there is usually space in the huts.
Nice site, planning to buy the book anyway… very soon. (to plan the trails we will walk)
We are planning a 2 night 3 day trip (or 1 day and night extra) as a part of a 3,5 week vacation in Japan, (coming from Osaka where we will probably land 2 to 3 days earlier) . We would like to stay in one of the mountain huts.(first night probably).. It will be around 20th of March (I know we are early)… So we are looking for a location to store our main luggage for the night.. because I tend to get some degree of back pain when towing heavy loads I will travel with a suitcase on wheels instead of a backpack..Any thoughts on that? How does everybody else handle this issue… The are some storage boxes in the port I read.. but not for overnight… An easy option is to have the hotel/ryokan/minshuku where we will stay the next night(s) keep it in custody but need to have a alternative option too…
Yes, in Miyanoura there are luggage storage and also luggage transportation facilities. It just depends on the size of your suitcase. If you get the book, you'll find more information.