Yakushima
屋久島
A mountainous UNESCO World Heritage island featuring ancient cedar forests and the highest peaks in the Kyushu region.
What it is
- A 504 square kilometer island located 60 kilometers south-southwest of Cape Sata.
- A UNESCO World Heritage site since 1993 with ninety percent forest coverage.
- A mountainous region home to Mount Miyanoura, the highest peak in Kyushu.
- An island powered primarily by hydroelectricity with extremely high annual rainfall.
What to see
- Ancient Yakusugi cedar trees that have lived for over 1,000 years.
- The Jomon Sugi, which is the largest known cedar tree on the island.
- Nagata-hama beach, a major nesting site for loggerhead sea turtles.
- Dense forests covering twenty-one percent of the protected World Heritage area.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
Yakushima Open in Google Maps
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