by Takuya Horiuchi
 Certified as World Heritage, Yakushima Island is full of virgin forest. The
island has the highest mountain in Kyushu region, "Miyanoura-take" (1935m) at
its center, which is the mother of many rivers that run through the multifaceted
mountain surface. Almost all the rivers on the island originate in the mountain,
and all the natural water on the island is certified as one of 100 remarkable
waters in Japan by Ministry of Environment.
Very rich in great sceneries such
as a lot of large water falls like ones that drop from sheer cliffs, the island
of great nature has a lot more to see than only the famous great old cedar.
Location: Kamiyaku-cho & Yaku-cho, Kumage-gun, Kagoshima Prefecture
Transportation: 40 minutes by plane from Kagoshima Airport, or 2 hours by
ship from Kagoshima port
Contact: Kamiyaku-cho office planning section
81-(0)997-42-0100
Courtesy of our Affilate: Global Water K.K.
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