Moving around Yakushima
Getting around the island:
By car:
Most tourists choose to rent a car for convenience and there are many car rental outlets on the island. Mostly near the airport and ports. Here are a selection. Local companies are cheaper than the national ones.
All sites are in Japanese, I'm afraid.
Matsubanda Rentacar
Orix Rentacar
Toyota Rentals
San Paulo Rentacar
Suzuki Rentals
Mazda Rentacar
Nippon Rentacar
Kamiyama Rentacar
Anbo Shinjima Rentacar
Niizato Rentacar
The Youth Hostel in Hirauchi also rents cars.
By bus:
I have removed the old bus timetables as they are now out-of-date. The new Yakushima Kotsu and Matsubanda bus routes and times bear little relation to the old timetables. At the moment all of the times and routes of both bus companies are in the guide book until I manage to transfer them here:
There is a coastal route bus which runs every 40 mins-1 hour:
- Nagata - Oko-no-taki waterfall (North to South) route starts at 7.30 am
- Oko-no-taki waterfall - Nagata (South to North) route starts at 6.44 am from Kurio.
- Shiratani Unsuikyu - Miyanoura route starts at 8.00 am.
- Miyanoura - Anbo - Yakusugiland - Yodogawa mountain trail route starts from the town hall at 9.16 am.
- Arakawa trail entrance (To Jomon Sugi) north and south routes start at 4.45 am.
On May 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th and from July 18th to September 22nd (2009) there is a shuttle bus running between Yakusugi museum and the Arakawa trail entrance for 1000 yen. At those times you will not be able to drive up and park at the car park entrance. This is to reduce the impact of visitors and drivers have to park in the museum car park and take the bus up.
More details in the updates section.
And here is a chart of the bus prices for those routes (in yen) although there now exists a 'Free Pass' on the Yakushima Kotsu bus (more details in the book):
| Miyanoura - Yakusugiland - Kigen sugi (Yodogawa mountain trail) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miyanoura port | |||||||
| Miya- noura | 130 | ||||||
| Airport | 490 | 510 | |||||
| Prefecture hall (Anbo) | 380 | 760 | 780 | ||||
| Anbo | 130 | 410 | 790 | 810 | |||
| Yakusugi museum | 220 | 260 | 550 | 910 | 930 | ||
| Yakusugi land | 590 | 720 | 750 | 1,000 | 1,310 | 1,330 | |
| Kigen sugi | 300 | 800 | 910 | 940 | 1,180 | 1,470 | 1,480 |
| Nagata - Anbo - Oko-no-taki | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagata | |||||||||
| Isso | 510 | ||||||||
| Miya- noura Port | 500 | 890 | |||||||
| Airport | 510 | 870 | 1,210 | ||||||
| Prefecture Hall (Anbo) | 380 | 780 | 1,110 | 1,420 | |||||
| Anbo | 130 | 410 | 810 | 1,140 | 1,440 | ||||
| Ono aida | 630 | 660 | 920 | 1,250 | 1,530 | 1,840 | |||
| Hirauchi | 300 | 830 | 860 | 1,100 | 1,410 | 1,690 | 2,000 | ||
| Kurio | 490 | 690 | 1,160 | 1,180 | 1,390 | 1,700 | 1,980 | 2,290 | |
| Oko no taki | 260 | 650 | 850 | 1,280 | 1,310 | 1,520 | 1,820 | 2,110 | 2410 |
| Arakawa Trail Entrance | |
|---|---|
| Miyanoura Port | 1,380 |
| Miyanoura | 1,360 |
| Airport | 1,070 |
| Prefectural Hall (Anbo) | 830 |
| Anbo | 800 |
| Makino | 770 |
| Arakawa Trail Entrance | |
|---|---|
| Hirauchi seaside Onsen | 1,390 |
| Hirauchi | 1,340 |
| Onoaida | 1,190 |
| Mugio | 1,030 |
| Takahira | 970 |
| Haruta | 790 |
| Shirtani Unsuikyu | |
|---|---|
| Miyanoura Port | 530 |
| Miyanoura | 500 |
| Kami Yakucho Town hall | 480 |
By scooter:
Scooters can be rented at these places (Sites in Japanese) :| Motorbike Rentals | |||||
| Name | Place | Tel | Engine | ||
| Suzuki Rentals | Miyanoura | 42-1772 | 50cc,125cc | ||
| You Shop 南国 | Anbo | 46-2705 | 50cc,125cc | ||
| Kamiyama Rentacar | Anbo | 49-7070 | 50cc | ||
| Yakushima Youth Hostel | Hirauchi | 47-3751 | 50cc | ||
By bicycle:
Mountain bikes are easy and cheap to rent in Miyanoura and Anbo. If you are so inclined, it takes around 8 hours to circumnavigate the island.In the guide book there are details about a ¥800 mountain bike rental scheme whereby you can drop of a rented bike at various points around the island. (No need to return the way you came!)
The sites in the following chart are in Japanese:
| Bicycle Rental | ||||
| Name | Place | Tel | ||
| Yakushima 観光 Center | Miyanoura | 42-0091 | ||
| 寺田 Rentacar | Miyanoura | 42-0460 | ||
| Rentacycle島いとこ～ | Miyanoura | 42-1680 | ||
| Yakushima Youth Hostel | Hirauchi | 47-3751 | ||
By taxi:
Hikers often use taxis to take and collect them from the mountain trails in the early hours of the morning and late afternoon.
| Taxis | |||
| Name | Place | Tel | |
| Yakushima 交通 Taxi | Anbo | 46-2321 | |
| Miyanoura | 42-0611 | ||
| Onoaida | 47-2018 | ||
| Anbo Taxi | Anbo | 46-2311 | |
| Matsubanda交通 Taxi | Miyanoura | 42-0027 | |
| Anbo | 46-3900 | ||
Hitchhiking:
It is not an uncommon site to see hitchhikers and many people pick them up due to the bus situation. It does depend on the time of day and the weather though as to how long you stand by the road.Return to Homepage
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