General Information
Location |
60 km from Cape Sata, 130 km from Kagoshima, and 1,000 km from Tokyo * From Kagoshima about 40 min by airplane, 2 hours by high-speed ship and 4 hours by ferry |
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Area | 504 square kilometers. | ||||||||||||
Circumference | 132 kilometers | ||||||||||||
Landscape | 90 percent mountains. | ||||||||||||
World Natural Heritage Site | Yakushima was listed as a World Natural Heritage Site in 1993. It covers 21 % of Yakushima. Seibu-rindo Forest Path is a popular area having a- vertical distribution of vegetation that you can visit by car. | ||||||||||||
Population | 12,053 (as of the end of March, 2020) | ||||||||||||
Means of public transportation | Local bus, Taxi, and car, bicycle, motorcycle rentals | ||||||||||||
Main industries | Agriculture, forestry, fishery, and tourism | ||||||||||||
Specialties | Yakusugi-cedar crafts, Ponkan・Tankan Orange, Dried Mackerel, Shochu (Japanese spirits distilled from sweet potatoes), mineral water, Tea, etc. | ||||||||||||
Local cuisines | Sashimi (raw fish), Tsukiage (minced fish patty), Dried Mackerel, Shellfish, Lobster, Seafood | ||||||||||||
Yearly average temperature | coastal areas 20 °C (highest: 35.4 °C, lowest: 0.7 °C), mountains 6-7 °C | ||||||||||||
Annual average rainfall | Coast 4,000 mm, mountain 10,000 mm | ||||||||||||
Snow | Early December to late March on mountains. | ||||||||||||
Rainy season | Late May to early July. | ||||||||||||
Typhoon season | From August to October | ||||||||||||
Mountains | 8 highest mountains in Kyushu. (e. g. Mt. Miyanoura : 1936 m, Mt. Nagata: 1886 m) | ||||||||||||
Annual number of visitors | About 250,000 | ||||||||||||
Number of climbers to Jomon-sugi cedar |
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Beaches |
Three swimming areas : Isso Beach (pavilion, changing and shower room, restroom, parking lot), Haruta-hama Beach (restroom, pavilion and parking lot), Kurio Beach (restroom, pavilion, shower and changing room, parking lot). Nagata Inakahama Beach, beautiful white sand beach (restroom and parking lot) |
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Sea turtle | Two thousand sea turtles come and nest on Nagata Inakahama Beach. There are 3 nesting beaches on Yakushima; Isso, Nagata, and Kurio. | ||||||||||||
Animals | Many species of animals on Yakushima. (16 kinds of mammalian species, 167 kinds of birds, 15 kinds of reptiles, 8 kinds of amphibians, and 1,900 kinds of insect. Yaku Monkey, Yaku Deer, Yaku Mole and Yaku Wood Mouse are commonly-seen.) | ||||||||||||
Plants | Over 1,900 varieties of plants (include 94 kinds of indigenous plants) | ||||||||||||
Hot springs | There are 10 hot springs (Kusugawa, Onoaida, Hirauchi, Yudomari, Koseda, and Kushinoerabujima) | ||||||||||||
Popular leisure activities | Mountain climbing, Kayaking, Snorkeling, Scuba Diving, Fishing, Cycling, etc. | ||||||||||||
Schools in Yakushima | There are 9 elementary schools, 4 junior high schools, one high school, 1 kindergartens, 2 preschools, and 4 certified child centers | ||||||||||||
Banks in Yakushima |
Minami Nippon Bank with ATM in Miyanoura Kagoshima Bank with ATM in Miyanoura |
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Transit Company’s Telephone Numbers |
Tane-Yaku High-speed ship Company Toppy & Rocket TEL: 099-226-0128, 099-223-5688 |
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Nihon Air commuter / JAC (Airplane) TEL: 0570-025-071 |
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Orita Kisen (Ferry Yakushima 2) TEL: 099-226-0731 |
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Tourism Information Centers |
Yakushima Tourism Association Address: Anbo 187-1 TEL: 46-2333 |
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Miyanoura information center Address: Miyanoura 823-1 TEL: 42-1019 |
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Airport information center Address: Koseda 310-1 TEL: 49-4010 |
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Emergency Telephone Numbers | Yakushima Police Station 0997-46-2110 | ||||||||||||
Yakushima Fire Department ・North Fire Station 0997-42-0119 ・South Fire Station 0997-47-2125 |
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Yakushima Town Hall 0997-43-5900 |