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Sightseeing and Environmental Learning Spot－Yakushima Map |
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| Yakushima Town History and Folk Museum | Yakushima Town Municipal Yakusugi Museum | Yakushima World Heritag Conservation Center |
| Yakushima Comprehensive Nature Park | Shakunage-no-mori Park | Shitoko Gajumaru-en Banyan Garden |
| Mt.Miyanoura-dake | Senpiro-no-taki Waterfall | Ohko-no-taki Waterfall |
| Nagata Inakahama Beach・Yakushima-Umigamekan | Seibu Rindoh Forest Path | Yaku-sugi Cedar Land |
| Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine | Yakushima Environmental Culture Village Center | Yakushima Environmental Culture Learning Center |
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Yakushima Town History and Folk Museum |
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Located in front of Yakushima Town Hall in Miyanoura, this facility, exhibiting a variety of artifacts, introduces the history of Yakushima Islander’s lifestyles from the Jomon Period (1000B.C.) to today. |
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9:00 am-5:00 pm |
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CLOSED |
Monday, Saturday afternoon, Dec. 28-Jan.4 |
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ADMISSION |
Elementary・Junior High・High School …50 yen (Group of 20 or more 30 yen) Adult …100 yen (Group of 20 or more 70 yen) |
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TEL |
0997-42-1900 |
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Yakushima Town Municipal Yakusugi Museum |
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| Located in Anbo, this museum presents comprehensive information about Yakusugi ceders; the history of Yakusugi and lumbering, and the relation between Yakusugi and the islanders. Models and panels introduce, an detail, “domaiboku” (Stumps of cedar trees) and the crafts made of “domaiboku”. |
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OPEN |
： | 9:am-5:00pm (check in by 4:30 pm） |
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ADMISSION |
： | Elementary・Junior High High School・College Student …400 yen (Group of 20 or more 300yen) Adult …600 yen (Group of 20 or more 500 yen) |
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CLOSED |
： | First Tuesday of each Month; Dec.29-Jan.1 |
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ADRESS |
： | 2739-343 Anbo, Yakushima Town, Kumage-gun, Kagoshima Prefecture, 891-4311, JAPAN (5 minutes From Anbo-town, 20 minutes from Yakushima-airport by car) |
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TEL |
： | 0997-46-3113 |
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http://www5.ocn.ne.jp/~yakumuse/ |
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Yakushima World Heritage Conservation Center |
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Located in Anbo, this facility highlights the profound character of the world heritage and natural environment in Yakushima, which you can appreciate through all five senses. Here visitors can also enjoy the sounds in Yakushima. ●Display corner, Sound Gallery etc. |
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OPEN |
： | 9:am-5:00pm |
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ADMISSION |
： | Free |
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CLOSED |
： | March-Nov. Tuesday Dec.-Feb. Saturday Dec.28-Jan.4 |
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： | 2739-343 Anbo, Yakushima Town, Kumage-gun, Kagoshima Prefecture, 891-4311, JAPAN (5 minutes From Anbo-town, 20 minutes from Yakushima-airport by car) |
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TEL |
： | 0997-46-2977 |
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Yakushima Comprehensive Nature Park |
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| The stream is clear at the middle course of Miyanoura River and lots of tree ferns and alocasia (a kind of herb) can be seen. The park also has a pathway and offers visitors a good opportunity to come in close touch with the natural environment of Yakushima. In the Nursery House, a variety of seeding taken from the wild, mainly of precious plants of Yakushima such as Yakushima rhododendrons and rhododendron quinque folium are raised. |
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ADMISSION |
： | Free (Nursery House : Elementary・Junior High・High School…100 yen Adult…300yen) |
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CLOSED |
： | Dec.29-Jan.3 |
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TEL |
： | 0997-42-2727(Park office) 0997-42-0100(Yakushima-town government office) |
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Shakunage-no-mori Park |
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| Growing in this park are 3,500 rhododendrons of 110 species, including Yakushima alpine roses, which indigenous to Yakushima. Strolling along pathway, visitors can enjoy the views of beautiful river and the grandeur of mountains of laurel forests. |
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THE FLOWERING SEASON |
： | late in March-early in June |
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OPEN |
： | Apr.-Aug.9:00 am-6:30 pm (check in by 5:3
0pm) Sep.-Mar. 9:00 am-4:00 pm (check in by 3:30 pm) |
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ADMISSION |
： | Apr.-Aug. Children: 250 yen, Adult:500 yen Sep.-Mar. Free |
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CLOSED |
： | First Tuesday of each month, Dec. 25-Jan. 7 |
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TEL |
： | 0997-47-2111(Yakushima-town government office) |
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ACCESS |
： | Get off at the "Kurio-bashi" bus stop |
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Shitoko Gajumaru-en Banyan Garden |
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| Banyan trees belong to the mulberry family of evergreens seen in tropical and subtropical regions. A great many aerial roots hang down from the branches of this strange-shaped tree, making it difficult to see which is the trunk and which the roots. Yakushima and neighboring Tanegashima islands are the northernmost natural limit for these trees. |
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ADMISSION |
： | Free (Nursery House : Elementary・Junior High・High School…100 yen Adult…300yen) |
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CLOSED |
： | Dec.29-Jan.3 |
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TEL |
： | 0997-42-2727(Park office) 0997-42-0100(Yakushima-town government office) |
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ACCESS |
： | Get off at the "Shitogo" bus stop |
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Mt.Miyanoura-dake(1935m) |
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The highest peak in Kyushu, Yakushima rhododendrons grow profusely near its summit and put out beautiful flowers from the end of May to the beginning of June. Although a southerly island, snow accumulates on the mountain summit in winter. Mt. Miyanoura-dake and other mountains from a series of peaks, known as Oku-dake in the interior and Mae-dake down by the coast. |
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Senpiro-no-taki Waterfall |
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| This distinctive waterfall, with a drop of 30 meters, flows from Tainoko River in the southern part of the island. On the lefthand side of the fall a huge slab of grantie can be seen. |
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TEL |
： | 0997-47-01111(Yakushima-town government office) |
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ACCESS |
： | 20 minutes from Anbo, 30 minutes from Yakushima airport by car |
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Ohko-no-taki Waterfall |
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| A waterfall with a fabulous spray of water dropping 88m. Chosen as one of Japan's top 100 falls, Yakushima's Ohko-no-taki and Senpiro-no-taki are both magnificent sights. |
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TEL |
： | 0997-47-2111(Yakushima-town government office) |
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ACCESS |
： | Get off at the last bus stop of the bus line for Ohko- no-taki |
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Nagata Inakahama Beach(sea-turtle's nesting site) |
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This beautiful sandy beach is one of Japan's leading nesting site for sea turtles. Every year from May to July, large numbers of sea turtles come up onto the shore at night to lay eggs on this and other beaches. |
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ACCESS |
： | Get off at the nakano-hashi bus stop or inakahama bus stop of the bus line for Nagata |
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Yakushima Umigame-kan,NPO |
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OPEN |
： | 9:am-5:00pm |
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ADMISSION |
： | Elementary...100yen Junior High・High School・School・College Student・Adult …200 yen |
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CLOSED |
： | Tuesday ; Dec.26-Jan.3 |
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： | 489-8 Nagata, Yakushima Town, Kumage-gun, Kagoshima Prefecture, 891-4201, JAPAN |
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TEL |
： | 0997-49-6550 |
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ACCESS |
： | Get off at the nakano-hashi bus stop of the bus line for Nagata (3 minutes walk from the bus stop) |
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http://www.umigame-kan.org |
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Seibu Rindoh Forest Path |
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Lucidphyll Oak-Laurel Forests extend from the coastline to the steep slopes of the mountain ridges. If the visitor is lucky, Yaku monkeys and deer will appear in the mornings and evenings. Although dubbed a forest path, in fact it is now a prefectural road. |
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Yaku-sugi Cedar Land |
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| The Yakusugi Land is a natural forest for recreation at about 1,000 meters above sea level. There is a pathway through the lush Yakusugi forest along the mountain stream. Visitors can easily enter the virgin forest. Four tour courses, which take about 150 minutes (maximum), are available. |
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ADMISSION |
： | Voluntary Donations to promote Woodland Environment Preservation We request cooperative donations from visitors to Yakusugi Land. High school students and up 300 yen (Groups of 15 or more : 250 yen) |
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TEL |
： | 0997-42-0331(Yakushima forest Environment Conservation Center,
Forest Agency) 0997-42-0100(Yakushima-town government office) |
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ACCESS |
： | 40 minutes from Anbo, 55 minutes from Yakushima airport by car |
 Major Yakusugi Cedars in Yakusugi Land |
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Kigensugi |
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Buddhasugi |
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About the Forest Environmental Enhancement Promotion Fund |
| All of your contribution is used in the following year for forest environment enhancements of the natural recreation forests, i.e., Yakusugi Land and Shiratani Unsuikyo. |
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Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine |
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| This is a natural forest for recreation at 600-1,300 meters above sea level. The forest, with its scenic beauty, is a perfect sight-seeing place to easily observe pristine woods ranging from laurel to Yakusugi. Three tour courses, which take about 150 minutes (maximum) are available. |
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ADMISSION |
： | Voluntary Donations to promote Woodland Environment Preservation We request cooperative donations from visitors to Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine. Land. High school students and up 300 yen (Groups of 15 or more : 250 yen) |
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TEL |
： | 0997-42-0331(Yakushima Forest Environment Conservation Center,
Forest Agency) 0997-42-0100(Yakushima-town government office) |
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ACCESS |
： | 30 minutes from Miyanoura-town, 45 minutes from Yakushima airport by car or bus |
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Major Yakusugi cedars in
Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine |
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Kugurisugi |
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Yayoisugi |
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About the Forest Environmental Enhancement Promotion Fund |
| All of your contribution is used in the following year for forest environment enhancements of the natural recreation forests, i.e., Yakusugi Land and Shiratani Unsuikyo. |