Syakunage-no-mori, Rhododendron Park
＜center of the park＞
- AREA…Kurio
- LOCATION…
- about 50 km from Miyanoura (65 min. by car)
- about 30 km from Anbo (40 min. by car)
- NEAREST BUS STOP… No.127 Kurio-bashi bus stop
(550 meters/ 10 min. on foot) - FAVORED FEATURES… Various kinds of rhododendrons and the condition of blooming dazzlingly in spring
- ADMISSION FEE… Free of charge
- FACILITIES… Restroom and parking lot (20 cars)
＜indigenous plant ‘Yakushima Rhododendron’＞
Rhododendron Park is located about 50 minutes from Yakushima Airport. There are 3,500 rhododendrons plants of 110 different varieties including the Yakushima Rhododendron. You can see rare indigenous plants of Yakushima and hear the rushing Kurio River along the boardwalk, an oasis for the visitors.