INTRODUCTORY VIDEOS OF YAKUSHIMA
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
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Hiking guide to Jomon Sugi – when to visit
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The following is a guide to choose the best time to hike to Jomon Sugi. It is based on visitor numbers from previous years and is to help avoid adding to the queues of hikers on the trail. If at all possible visit outside of the busy periods so that
The Eclipse
A total eclipse of the sun on Yakushima will begin on July 22nd 2009 at 9.37am. The sun will be completely eclipsed between 10.55-11.00am and the whole process will finish by 12.23pm. The numbers of visitors to view this in special areas on Yakushima have been restricted to 4,500 and
WATERFALLS on YAKUSHIMA
NUNOHIKI-NO-TAKI WATERFALL Access: Isso Nunohiki Waterfall in June, Isso HIRYU OTOSHI WATERFALL Access: Shiratani Unsuikyo Hiryu Otoshi Waterfall during Rainy Season TOROKI-NO-TAKI WATERFALL Access: Mugio Toroki-no-taki Waterfall SENPIRO-NO-TAKI WATERFALL Access: Hara (Google maps) Senpiro-no-taki Waterfall on a clear day OKO-NO-TAKI WATERFALL Access: Kurio Oko-no-taki Waterfall in winter For more information
Yakushima Youtube Video channel
The following screen is my Youtube channel including all the Yakushima videos on this site in one place (click on ‘twobitsonrice’ below):
SIGUR ROS MUSIC VIDEO
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The following video was filmed by Henry Jun Wah Lee as part of the ‘Valtari mystery film experiment’ in which the Icelandic band, Sigur Rós, contracted a different filmmaker for each song on their album ‘Valtari‘. The location for the entirety of this video is Yakushima.
SWIMMING on YAKUSHIMA
You need to be cautious when swimming in the sea around the island as the current runs very near to the shore and would sweep you away in a second. I was a flying fish fisherman on Yakushima and the strength of the tides on the fishing boat never ceased