Yakushima: A Visitors Guide

A Yakumonkey Guide to enjoying Yakushima 2019

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Newsletter June 2009

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Couch surfing in Yakushima

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From KAGOSHIMA AIRPORT to the PORT

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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

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

WATCH TURTLES in YAKUSHIMA

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The most frequented place for sea turtles to lay their eggs in Japan is at Inakahama beach in Yakushima. It is a stretch of sandy beach which runs only 800 meters along the north-west coast of the island. Egg laying season is from May to August and in that time

Equipment Rental in Yakushima

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The following are examples of the prices for renting equipment in Yakushima: Climbing gear – price based on a rental of 3 days/2 nights Hiking boots: 1000 yen Gore-tex hiking boots: 1500 yen Small backpack: 500 yen 45l backpack: 1000 yen 60l backpack: 1500 yen Mountain Tent: 1500 yen (1