Yakushima: A Visitors Guide

A Yakumonkey Guide to enjoying Yakushima 2019

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The creatures in the forest

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MACAQUES Yaku monkeys are smaller than the native macaques of mainland Japan. They are dark grey and have long thick hair. Before getting carried away about the cute and fluffy creatures however – the most important points to remember about the Yaku macaques are that: 1. They are wild. 2.

Arakawa Trail blocked

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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

Farewell to the Old Man of the forest

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Anyone who has taken the Okabu trail from the logging railway on their way to Jomon Sugi would have come across a grand old tree called Okina Sugi (翁杉). It was thought to be around 2000 years old and was hidden beneath a coat of thick green moss. Here is

KUSUGAWA TRAIL & SHIRATANI UNSUIKYO

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KUSUGAWA TRAIL 楠川歩道 You don’t see much about the Kusugawa trail in tourist information. This is because it starts at the coast and snakes up to Shiratani Unsuikyo. You can get to Shiratani Unsuikyo by car or bus, so why hike up there? Well every time I’ve been along here, it has

Newsletter June 2009

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The climate on Yakushima

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Firstly – here’s the weather forecast for Yakushima this week: Despite what you may have read or heard – No, it doesn’t rain all the time on Yakushima. The 35 days of rain a month quote that people like to use doesn’t represent reality. Around the coast there is as