Yakushima&Kuchinoerabujima Guide
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13Please have a look at our furusato nozei (hometown tax) website! ●Yakushima Town Office, Tourism & Community Development Section●Yakushima Magokoro Ichi Pon・tan Kan Address: 898-2 Mugio, Yakushima Town, Kumage County, Kagoshima Prefecture TEL: 0997(47)2557●Yakushima Town Office, Industrial Promotion Section Address: 849-20 Koseda, Yakushima Town, Kumage County, Kagoshima Prefecture TEL: 0997(43)5900https://yakushima-furusato.jpYakushima has many unique products. Please check them out.Tobiuo, flying fishYakushima is known to have the largest catch of flying fish in Japan. You can see many different kinds of flying fish during the year at Anbo fishing port. Not only deep-fried flyingfish with its wings spreadbut also raw fish “sashimi”,deep-fried minced fish patty“tsukeage” and lightly sundried flying fish are very popular with the tourist. ShochuShochu is a Japanese spirit distilled fromsweet potatoes. Yakushima has two localShochu brewing companies. Yakushima’s shochu is known throughtout Japan for its taste and quality.TeaYakushima is well suited for the cultivation of tea, having plenty of rain and a warm climate. Many tea fields with its fresh green leaves can be seen at the foot of the mountains.  Harvesting tea leaves beginsin mid-March. Please try our tea.Saba, mackerelMackerel is also one of the main fish caught in Yakushima. If you are lucky, you can enjoy raw mackerel. Mackerel quickly spoils and only a freshly caught mackerelcan be eaten raw. Another popularmackerel product is “Saba-bushi”. Saba-bushi is traditionally dried mackerel. Smoked Mackerel in a vacuum pack is also another popularproduct as a convenient snack or souvenir. Ponkan and Tankan mikanPonkan and Tankan mikans are the main agricultural products on Yakushima.  The harvest season for Ponkan is from December toJanuary, and for Tankan is from February to March. The mikans are very delicious.Also these mikans are madeinto sweet cakes, cookies, jam and juice. They make very good gifts.Yakusugi cedar productsYakusugi cedars are made into wooden products by localcraftsmen. These products are very beautiful showing thewarmth of Yakusugi. The Yakusugi products rangefrom a few hundred yen to millions of yen. The aroma ofYakusugi is unique and pleasing.Souvenirs and Special GoodsYakushima& KuchinoerabujimaGuide

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