Newsletter Archive
Yakumonkey Newsletter Archive:
NEWSLETTER MAY 2009
NEWSLETTER JUNE 2009
NEWSLETTER JULY 2009
A Yakumonkey Guide to enjoying Yakushima 2019
Yakumonkey Newsletter Archive:
NEWSLETTER MAY 2009
NEWSLETTER JUNE 2009
NEWSLETTER JULY 2009
There are 6 mountain huts on Yakushima’s mountain ranges. All of them offer a dry place to sleep and a toilet but little else. Water can be found in the streams that run near to them and like all the rivers and streams in the higher mountains is crystal clear
Deer cull planned to save flora The Yomiuri Shimbun, 13 Oct 2010 The Environment Ministry, the Forestry Agency and local governments are planning a large-scale cull of deer on Yakushima island in Kagoshima Prefecture to counter the threat the animals pose to native plant species. The growing population of yakushika,
In mid Jan snow fall at Yodogawa trailhead was at 15-20 cm. The Yodogawa Hut was surrounded by 20-30 cm of snow and reached -3℃. Hana-no-ego Marsh has been under 30-40 cm of snow and with wind chill reached -15℃. The snow was recorded at 30 cm around Wilson Stump
The north west of Yakushima is where the UNESCO protected forest reaches all the way to the sea. SEIBU RINDOH FOREST PATH Location: West coast of Yakushima Dense vegetation on Seibu Rindoh Forest Path A wild macaque crossing Seibu Rindoh Forest Path Drive, ride or cycle on the meandering road
The following table gives annual temperatures for Yakushima in degrees Celsius. It can however be quite deceptive as in the summer with high humidity it can get appallingly hot and in the winter, teeth-chatteringly cold. Below the table are the temperatures at each of the mountain huts (very important information
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