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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
Baby Giant turtles are riding on the Yakushima ferry
Three loggerhead turtles and three green turtles are to be raised in the VIP room aboard a ferry boat to determine whether exposure to the rolls and pitches of the vessel around the clock affects how they develop. Read the article: Baby Turtles take a boat ride to Yakushima
Yakushima: A Yakumonkey Guide (Second Edition)
Yakushima 2016 NOW IN BOTH PAPERBACK & EBOOK EDITIONS! No Japanese? No problem. Everything you need to enjoy your visit to Yakushima in 2015 is right here! Be free, be independent and find your own adventure! The experience that I gained from living on Yakushima as a fisherman and
Arakawa Trail blocked
A recent landslide has blocked the Arakawa trail 2 km from the trailhead. It occured on the morning of Saturday 24/01/10 and has covered the railtrack trail making it impassable. It is around 20 m wide and 7 m high and will obviously take some time to remove. In the