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Yakushima
Mystical forested island that inspired Princess Mononoke
Things to do in Yakushima
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Kagoshima Top 10
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![Kirishima Open-Air Museum]( "Kirishima Open-Air Museum")
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![Memorial to the Battleship Yamato]( "Memorial to the Battleship Yamato")
2Memorial to the Battleship Yamato
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![Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park]( "Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park")
3Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park
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![Sakamoto Kurozu Tsubobatake]( "Sakamoto Kurozu Tsubobatake")
4Sakamoto Kurozu Tsubobatake
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![The Sankara Hotel & Spa, Yakushima Island]( "The Sankara Hotel & Spa, Yakushima Island")
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![Southern Japan's Natural Heritage]( "Southern Japan's Natural Heritage")
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![Akune Oshima]( "Akune Oshima")
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![Hokusatsu Regional Park, Kagoshima]( "Hokusatsu Regional Park, Kagoshima")
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![Isa City, the Birthplace of Shochu]( "Isa City, the Birthplace of Shochu")
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![Shirakane Ishigura Museum]( "Shirakane Ishigura Museum")
10Shirakane Ishigura Museum
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![Kagoshima to Okinawa Ferry Services]( "Kagoshima to Okinawa Ferry Services")
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![Kajiki Spider Fighting Festival]( "Kajiki Spider Fighting Festival")
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![Yakushima Island]( "Yakushima Island")
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![Cathedral of St Francis Xavier]( "Cathedral of St Francis Xavier")
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![Strange, Tasty Food In Yakushima]( "Strange, Tasty Food In Yakushima")
5Strange, Tasty Food In Yakushima
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![Ohara Festival]( "Ohara Festival")
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![The Last Samurai]( "The Last Samurai")
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![Flower Park Kagoshima]( "Flower Park Kagoshima")
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![Yakushima - Jomon Sugi]( "Yakushima - Jomon Sugi")
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![Samurai Residences of Izumi]( "Samurai Residences of Izumi")
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![Akune Oshima]( "Akune Oshima")
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![Isa City, the Birthplace of Shochu]( "Isa City, the Birthplace of Shochu")
2Isa City, the Birthplace of Shochu
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![The Sankara Hotel & Spa, Yakushima Island]( "The Sankara Hotel & Spa, Yakushima Island")
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![Hokusatsu Regional Park, Kagoshima]( "Hokusatsu Regional Park, Kagoshima")
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![Shirakane Ishigura Museum]( "Shirakane Ishigura Museum")
5Shirakane Ishigura Museum
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![Kirishima Open-Air Museum]( "Kirishima Open-Air Museum")
6Kirishima Open-Air Museum
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![Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park]( "Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park")
7Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park
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![Sakamoto Kurozu Tsubobatake]( "Sakamoto Kurozu Tsubobatake")
8Sakamoto Kurozu Tsubobatake
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![Memorial to the Battleship Yamato]( "Memorial to the Battleship Yamato")
9Memorial to the Battleship Yamato
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![Tosenkyo Somen Nagashi Restaurant]( "Tosenkyo Somen Nagashi Restaurant")
10Tosenkyo Somen Nagashi Restaurant
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Where to eat in Yakushima
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Food
Strange, Tasty Food In Yakushima
Victoria VlisidesMost of these things can only be eaten while on the island of Yakushima! Go for it!
Places to stay in Yakushima
Japanese
Minshuku Umikawa, Yakushima
Peter SidellClose to Miyanoura port on Japan's Yakushima rainforest island, Minshuku Umikawa is a comfortable, convenient and inexpens..
Accommodation
The Sankara Hotel & Spa, Yakushima Island
Christopher LawsonIn idyllic Yakushima Island, the Sankara Hotel & Spa offers the finest in wellness therapy, cuisine and accommodation.
Latest Yakushima Reports
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Activities
Mt. Miyanoura in Yakushima
Victoria VlisidesMt. Miyanoura is a great -- but grueling hike -- in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Yakushima.
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Isso Beach, Yakushima
Victoria VlisidesStunning Yakushima Beach: Isso Beach. Plan a trip now!
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Yakushima's Shiratani Unsuikyo
Peter SidellOn the rainforest island of Yakushima south of Kagoshima on Japan's Kyushu island, Shiratani Unsuikyo is an area of ancient..