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Yakushima jetfoil hits a whale!
A few years ago a Toppy jetfoil hit either a whale or a submarine (it was never confirmed which one) and now last week it happened again but this time a whale. Here’s the story from The Japan Times: Crippled ship may have hit whale Five people were injured Sunday
YAKUSHIMA TOILET HUTS
One of the most pressing environmental problems on Yakushima is the human waste that is produced by thousands of tourists who walk the trails every year. The tanks of waste that accumulate at each of the huts have to be quite literally carried down the mountain on the backs of
Onsen – hot springs
Yakushima is blessed with several onsen or natural hot springs. They range from the deluxe hotel based baths to the free outside natural hot rock pools. So should you get the urge to strip off with a bunch of complete strangers, here’s where to go. KOSEDA: Jomon no yado Manten
MARINE LIFE in YAKUSHIMA
The seas around Yakushima benefit from the warm Kuroshiro current which brings a great variety of fish and sea creatures. I know this first hand as I was a fisherman on a flying fish boat on Yakushima. The ‘Shige-maru’ was captained by one of the oldest and most experienced crew
Hydroelectric power in Yakushima
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New direct flights: Yakushima to Osaka
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YAKUSHIMA – OSAKA Transport to Yakushima was until very recently exclusively through the city of Kagoshima but Yakushima has begun a daily direct flight to Itami, Osaka. A 74 seater DH8-Q400 will take passengers between Itami, Osaka and Yakushima on the following daily schedule: Yakushima 11.20 – Osaka 12.45 Osaka
