Yakushima: A Visitors Guide

A Yakumonkey Guide to enjoying Yakushima 2019

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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

VIDEO DOCUMENTARIES of YAKUSHIMA

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The following documentaries are available to watch here on Yakushima: * Part of a BBC series called Secret Wilderness which comes to Yakushima * ‘Yakushima no Yamashi mori ni ikiru’: an NHK documentary called which follows Takada Hisao, a local man from Anbo, and his work in the forest collecting

The YAKUSUGI TREES of YAKUSHIMA

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Here are some of the spectacular Sugi trees that have made Yakushima famous: JOMON SUGI Height: 25.3 metres Diameter: 5.22 metres Trunk circumference: 16.4 metres Age: 2600-7200 years old Access: Okabu trail KIGEN SUGI Height: 19.5 metres Trunk circumference: 8.1 metres Age: 3000 years old Access: Road to Yodogawa Entrance

Newsletter July 2009

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Yakushima Newsletter July 2009

Arakawa Trail

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The Arakawa trail is the most used path on Yakushima as it goes past the most famous of Sugi trees – Jomon Sugi. The route starts at the old railway terminal and follows the train tracks past the following places… An abandoned wagon at the beginning of the trail A