INTRODUCTORY VIDEOS OF YAKUSHIMA
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A Yakumonkey Guide to enjoying Yakushima 2019
These short videos show you a little of the magic of Yakushima
For more more detailed information about Yakushima – check out the one and only Yakumonkey Guide to Yakushima
Yakushima seeks environment-tourism balance YAKUSHIMA, Kagoshima Pref. — Yakushima Island off Kagoshima Prefecture in 1993 became the country’s first natural site to be entered on UNESCO’s World Heritage list, together with the Shirakami Mountain Range in northeastern Japan. Known for its many large cedar trees and hot springs, Yakushima is
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Almost everyone who comes to the island goes hiking at some point. If you don’t have any walking shoes, or rain wear, or need a sleeping bag and a mat for an overnight stay in one of the mountain huts – don’t despair. Just about anything you could want can
“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
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
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