Newsletter July 2009

1. NEW: From 25th November 2010 for 2 weeks the Miyanoura Tozando bridge will be closed for repairs and hikers therefore cannot use the Yodogawa Path to climb Mt.Miyanoura. Miyanoura Tozandou, the bridge metres away from Yodogawa hut, has been closed due to damage sustained during rainy season. As can

NUNOHIKI-NO-TAKI  WATERFALL Access: Isso Nunohiki Waterfall in June, Isso HIRYU OTOSHI WATERFALL Access: Shiratani Unsuikyo Hiryu Otoshi Waterfall during Rainy Season TOROKI-NO-TAKI WATERFALL Access: Mugio Toroki-no-taki Waterfall  SENPIRO-NO-TAKI WATERFALL Access: Hara (Google maps) Senpiro-no-taki Waterfall on a clear day OKO-NO-TAKI WATERFALL Access: Kurio Oko-no-taki Waterfall in winter For more information

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The Yodogawa trail begins at the end of the long mountain road from Anbo. Full details in the guide but it leads to the following wonderful places: YODOGAWA HUT Yodogawa hut lies 45 minutes from the trail entrance You can stay the night here and get up early for a

La Nina Blamed for Early Sea Turtle Spawning Season on Yakushima

If it is raining up in the mountains and you have little time to wait a day or two for the weather to clear, this trail is the closest thing there is to the big mountain trails. It begins at Onoaida onsen and gently meanders through the forest for an