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‘Yakushima no Yamashi mori ni ikiru’ documentary
Below is an NHK documentary called ‘Yakushima no Yamashi mori ni ikiru’ which follows Takada Hisao, a local man from Anbo, and his work in the forest collecting yakusugi trunks. It is split into 5 parts for Youtube. Return to Homepage
From KAGOSHIMA AIRPORT to the PORT
FROM KAGOSHIMA AIRPORT Go out of the terminal and find the bus stop ticket machines. The routes are colour-coded and have numbers. The bus to Kagoshima city and the port is red/line 2. So buy a ticket for 1200 yen (adult) or 600 yen (child) from the machine. Look a
Hiking on Yakushima
Almost everyone who comes to the island goes hiking at some point. If you don’t have any walking shoes, or rain wear, or need a sleeping bag and a mat for an overnight stay in one of the mountain huts – don’t despair. Just about anything you could want can
Vertical ascent of trails
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Hiking in Japan article
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