Yakushima article – Audience with an Elder

While there is so much to see in Yakushima, here is my list of top 10 sights that should not be missed: 10. Kayaking on Anbo river 9. Driving, cycling or walking through Seibu Rindo Forest Path   8. Snorkling in Tsukasaki tide pool in Kurio 7. Feeling the spray

“When I first came to Yakushima, it would have never crossed my mind that I would soon learn the old Japanese craft of carving Yakusugi wood. I was a fisherman; out on the ocean every day to catch flying fish,” says Clive Witham, who, awed by the beauty of Japan’s

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The environment-tourism balance on Yakushima Here is an article from the Daily Yomiuri about the man who mapped Yakushima: Filling in Yakushima’s blanks And here are two articles on Yakushima from the Japan Times. The first is a profile of Rainer, a long time resident of Yakushima, who apart from

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

Here are some of the spectacular Sugi trees that have made Yakushima famous: JOMON SUGI Height: 25.3 metres Diameter: 5.22 metres Trunk circumference: 16.4 metres Age: 2600-7200 years old Access: Okabu trail KIGEN SUGI Height: 19.5 metres Trunk circumference: 8.1 metres Age: 3000 years old Access: Road to Yodogawa Entrance