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Yakushima Accommodation
This page contains a selection of the places to stay in Yakushima in 2016 and you can contact them directly as almost all speak English. The guidebook contains a whole lot more accommodation including all the contact details and latest prices. You can now book a range of hotels and
Hiking guide to Jomon Sugi – when to visit
The following is a guide to choose the best time to hike to Jomon Sugi. It is based on visitor numbers from previous years and is to help avoid adding to the queues of hikers on the trail. If at all possible visit outside of the busy periods so that
Yakushima Mountain Huts
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
Shiratani Unsuikyo Road closure
The road up to Shiratani has been worked on for the past few years almost constantly. It has always been dangerous with tight bends and narrow lanes but the widening work has improved it a lot. The live camera in Miyanoura faces the mountain road – Look at the mountain
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Transport to and from Yakushima 2016
BY AIR 1. VIA KAGOSHIMA JAL operates a JAC propellor plane 5 times a day from Kagoshima airport and the flight takes around 35 mins to cover 102 miles. The route south flies over Sakurajima volcano and offers wonderful views. One way: 13,900 yenReturn: 26,500 yen Current schedule up to


