 Most viewed - Yakusugi Land ヤクスギランド |
Wild monkeys on the mountain road in Yakushima. Waiting to get food tossed by tourists. (None from us.)27 views
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Kind of sad to see so many great Yakusugi cedar trees which were cut down. But at least they still survive in some form or hosting other trees and plants.26 views
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Some wild monkeys on the mountain road.25 views
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Yakusugi cedar tree on Yakushima island, Kagoshima.24 views
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Yakusugi cedar tree stump.11 views
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Entrance to Yakushima most famous cedar tree named "Jomonsugi" (縄文杉) said to be a few thousand years old. However, it's a serious hike to see it.10 views
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Twin cedars or Futago-sugi and also regeneration on tree stump. 双子杉10 views
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Yakushima is a round island noted for Yakushima National Park and World Heritage Site. When describing a location, they use clock face numbers. Miyanoura Port is at one o'clock.9 views
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Rare to see these Yakushima mountains. They are usually shrouded by clouds or fog. Rains a lot on Yakushima.9 views
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Nice mountain views on Yakushima.9 views
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Rinsen-bashi Bridge goes over a small stream.林泉橋8 views
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How sacred Yakusugi cedars started to be harvested from the 17th century. Much of the wood was used for roof shingles on mainland Japan. Luxury homes might still have Yakusugi as interior ceiling panels to show off the fine wood grain.8 views
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Seiryo-bashi suspension bridge. 清涼橋8 views
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Main road on Yakushima as we go to Yakusugi Land by tour bus.7 views
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Yakusugi Land is in the mountains, so our bus drove up the mountain road.7 views
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Yakusugi cedar trees can only grow in cold climates. Therefore on Yakushima, they grow at high altitudes.7 views
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Domaiboku is a tree already harvested or felled by a typhoon. The tree's high resin content prevents the wood from rotting. Discarded scrap tree parts have been recovered to make souvenirs. 土埋木7 views
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Kuguri Cedar or Cedar Underpass. くぐり杉7 views
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Seiryo-bashi suspension bridge. After this bridge, it's a short walk back to the parking lot, bus stop, or starting point. 清涼橋7 views
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Phone booth inside a hollow Yakusugi tree trunk.7 views
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I thought Yakushima was going to be mostly wilderness and sparsely populated like Iriomote in Okinawa. So it was surprising to see the island so well populated.6 views
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Mountain road got very narrow. This bridge was narrow too.6 views
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Road construction work, hopefully they are widening the road.6 views
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Yakusugi Land is a lush, thick, mountain forest area featuring ancient Yakusugi cedars (Cryptomeria japonica) native to Yakushima and the island's major attraction. You can see a variety of Yakusugi cedars by walking on a forest trail of varying leng6 viewsThe forest trail starts and ends at the same place, but there are several trail options. The shortest trail route is 0.8 km long (yellow line on this map named Fureai-no-Michi, numbered from 1 to 6), taking about 30 min. This is the trail we went on. Even this short trail for tourists was very impressive. Another easy tourist trail is 1.2 km taking 50 min. (red line).
The longer trails going for 2.0 km, 3.0 km, and 4.4 km (green line) involve mountain climbing taking about 80 min., 150 min., and 3.5 hours respectively. These longer trails require proper climbing equipment and physical endurance.
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Kuguri-tsuga or "Conifer Underpass." They have names for all these different trees in unusual shapes or growths.くぐり栂6 viewsJapanese pamphlet (pdf) and map of the trail here: https://y-rekumori.com/pdf/yakusugi_land_pamphlet.pdf
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Easy tourist hike.6 views
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How sacred Yakusugi cedars started to be harvested from the 17th century. (English version) They can be centuries old or even a few thousand years old.6 views
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Ultra-fine grain of Yakusugi cedar.6 views
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At Yakusugi Land's starting (and ending) point is this gift shop named Shinsen (森泉).6 views
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The gift shop has this phone booth inside a hollow Yakusugi tree trunk.6 views
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Lots of greenery along the way up the mountains.5 views
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Pretty hairy drive going up the mountain.5 views
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Nice mountain views on Yakushima.5 views
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Rinsen-bashi Bridge 林泉橋5 views
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Yakusugi Land tourist hike to see old cedar trees (and stumps) on Yakushima island, Kagoshima.5 views
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Detour path on the right to see the 1000-year cedar. Didn't have time to see it.5 views
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Everything is so artistic. Nature is the greatest artist of all.5 views
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So many things grow on these trees.5 views
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Regenerating on a tree stump. Other plants or trees grow on old trees, like epiphytes. 5 views
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Such a picturesque forest trail. Highly recommended. Best to hike the longer trail (50 min.) though. The 30-min. trail is too short.5 views
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Souvenirs made of Yakusugi cedar.5 views
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