The South East of Yakushima is where Anbo one of the larger settlements is and south of here the mountains have created slightly milder weather which makes it a popular place to live and offer accommodation.
Location: Nagakubo (See Google maps)
A collection of coloured lava rock formations to climb over.
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| Pillow-shaped Lava beach |
Location: Anbo (See Google maps)
Jagged rocks with rock pools full of fascinating creatures.
Location: Anbo (See Google maps)
Inside it has displays about the forest and a branch from Jomon Sugi which fell off several years ago.
Location: Anbo (See Google maps)
This is a peaceful place to find the famous gajimaru or banyan trees. There shouldn’t be many if any people and you can pretend to be Tarzan to your heart’s delight.
Location: Mugio (See Google maps)
One of only 2 waterfalls in Japan to flow directly into the sea.
Location: Hara (See Google maps)
The waterfall flows on a spectacularly large chunk of granite and is a popular place to visit.
Location: Hara (See Google maps)
Fresh mountain spring water with bamboo cups – forget bottled mineral water, this is the real thing.
For more information about Yakushima – check out the one and only Yakumonkey Guide to Yakushima
