Yakushima: A Visitors Guide

A Yakumonkey Guide to enjoying Yakushima 2019

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Bus Timetable Changes

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NEW! For 2012 changes see the 2012 bus timetable page  NEW! There are two bus companies on Yakushima: ‘Yakushima Kotsu‘ and ‘Matsubanda‘. Matsubanda has just revised its timetable in March 2009 and changed some of the bus times as detailed in my book. *Please note the following important changes to

INTRODUCTORY VIDEOS OF YAKUSHIMA

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These short videos show you a little of the magic of Yakushima For more more detailed information about Yakushima – check out the one and only Yakumonkey Guide to Yakushima

PRINCESS MONONOKE and YAKUSHIMA

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‘Princess Mononoke’, the Studio Ghibli animation, was inspired by the thick forests of Yakushima.  Hayao Miyazaki stayed in Anbo and roamed the forests with his crew before drawing the storyboard. There are many parts in the film that match Yakushima’s distinct scenery exactly. Just as art imitates life, so life imitates art

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.

Camping on Yakushima

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Yakushima offers a selection of campsites around the coast ranging from virtually no facilities to cabins and open air hot tubs. Much more information about each campsite has been included in the guide book but I have listed the bare bones of each place below. Booking ahead is rather difficult

Yakushima Youtube Video channel

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The following screen is my Youtube channel including all the Yakushima videos on this site in one place (click on ‘twobitsonrice’ below):