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Yakushima
Yakushima is a round mountain island some 60 kilometres south of Kyushu, inscribed as a World Natural Heritage Site in 1993 for its forests of ancient cedar, the yakusugi.
The moss forest, Yakushima
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the place
Moss, cedar and rain, on an island that is all mountain.
The island rises from the sea to Mount Miyanoura, at 1,936 metres the highest peak in Kyushu, and the rain that falls on it feeds a forest where cedars more than a thousand years old grow among granite boulders deep in moss. At Shiratani Unsuikyo the paths run beside clear streams through that forest, and on the coast Toroki Falls drops through its gorge into the sea.
We plan Yakushima as a Custom Tour of Japan, created around your party alone, often with Kagoshima and the onsen of southern Kyushu. If you would rather travel independently, the Expert Japan Itinerary plans the days for you.
what we do here
Yakushima, as we show it
Shiratani Unsuikyo
The moss forest beside clear streams, its paths among the cedars.
Yakusugi Land
The ancient cedars of the island, on paths through the forest.
Toroki Falls, Yakushima Toroki Falls
A waterfall dropping through its gorge into the sea beneath a red bridge.
Oko-no-taki
A waterfall of 88 metres beside the coast road, falling into a clear pool.
questions
Questions about Yakushima
How do you reach Yakushima?
By air from Kagoshima, about forty minutes, or by jetfoil, about two hours.
Can Yakushima be part of a private journey?
Yes. The Custom Tour of Japan can bring Yakushima into a journey created around your party alone, with Kagoshima or Kyoto before or after. If you would rather travel independently, the Expert Japan Itinerary plans the days for you.
Yakushima, created for you alone.
The Custom Tour of Japan is created around your party alone, on your dates, and Yakushima can be any part of it. If you would rather travel independently, the Expert Japan Itinerary plans every day for you.