So this is in Japan.

for 8000 yen only.

This think..this is what we call affordable.

Shikinoyado is a minshuku in Onoaida.  It's close to the Onoaida hot spring and hiking trails, and also has good views of the nearby picturesque Mocchomu mountain.  Shikinoyado use locally caught fish for their sashimi and their vegetables are harvested from their organic garden. Prices for 2 people in one room start from 8,000 yen (inc 2 meals).

Over here in this island,

you must not forget to taste this,

if not you will regret after you left here.

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Do you think the flying fish to fly in the sea several meters?  Surprisingly, 300m are blown off how, too.  In Yakushima, a flying fish is the best crop in Japan.  In "Anbou" of the eastern part of the island, I can catch in particular 1,000t a year.  It is said to be in the Yakushima sea near the shore about 30 kinds flying fish. The Yakushima offing is the passage that I cannot lack in for flying fish. The flying fish inhabits in the flow of the Kuroshio Current. The flying fish is produced throughout the year.  The flying fish flies from the surface of the sea over there of the place of about 300m about 3m by a fish with very high impressive ability.  I taste it by various how to eat.  Especially, popular is fresh slices of raw fish and a sushi. It is elastic, simple, and it is delicious. body puts away, and the texture made favors the taste.  The various articles which concluded with a flying fish are sold. The flying fish ramen, others made the grounds that fish meat was seen in.  The Flight fish（Tobiuo） Tobiuo to live in a clement region flaps, dashes out from the surface of the water, expands chest Bire, and glides by tens of meters of the glider.  It is big and small in the seed Yaku neighboring waters through the expert year. About 20 percent of Tobiuo that is caught various kinds, and is landed in the whole country is Kagoshima Prefecture and about 70 percent is Yakushima production sooner or later.  Fat is a little, and excellent ingredient of a high protein low calorie. "Push up" that is eaten by slices of raw fish, the salt scorch, the fry without coating, the dried fish, and the ground fish meat, and made from the ground fish meat is a delicious dish.

on this island.

Rental Services

• 
  Yuko Rental - Miyanoura

  Yuko Rental have quality mountain bikes and 50cc scooters to rent. Bikes can be picked up as you arrive at the Miyanoura Port and handed back at the port as you depart. Scooters require an international license and the rental price is 3,000 yen for the first day with discounts for longer rentals. Hourly rentals are also available. Mountain bikes are 1,000 yen a day. Business Hours: 08:00 - 19:30 Miyanoura 2485-92, Yakushima Contact YES Yakushima if you'd like ...

• 
  Yamashita Rental (山下レンタル) - Anbo

  Yamashita Rental stock Colombia & Mont Bell trekking wear. Hiking boots, rain wear, rucsacs, sleeping bags, tents, sleeping mats... Travel light to Yakushima and get everything you need when you arrive. Pick up your goods the day before your trek. When booking items please tell us the relevant sizes. Yamashita Rental is close to the turn off for Yakusugi Land. Business Hours: 10:00 - 19:00 Anbo 2386-5, Yakushima Contact YES Yakushima if you'd like us to book your ...

• 
  Navi Rent-A-Car (屋久島空港レンタカー)

  Navi Rent-A-Car is located very close to Yakushima Airport (3min). They have a wide range of vehicles from 660cc vehicles to large people-carriers. They offer a free pick up service from Miyanoura port, Anbo port or Yakushima Airport and you can also leave your vehicle at the port of departure when you leave the island. 1 day prices begin from 4,515 yen for a 600cc and if you extend the rental then for a 660cc vehicle extra ...

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  Nakagawa Sports Rental (ナカガワス�ーツ) - Miyanoura

  Nakagawa Sports provides hiking rental goods for all kinds of hiking trips: from day trips to longer treks staying in the mountains for a few nights. They do not rent inner garments. For your comfort and safety the staff will help you choose the correct size and show you how to use the gear properly. Trekking boots are made from Gore Tex material and the rain wear is a choice of Gore Tex or Mizuno. Rental ...

• 
  Matsubanda Rent A Car - Koseda

  Matsubanda Rent-A-Car is located very close to Yakushima Airport (a 1min walk). They have a wide range of vehicles from 660cc vehicles to large wagon-types. They offer a free pick up service from Miyanoura port, Anbo port or Yakushima Airport and you can also leave your vehicle at the port of departure when you leave the island. 6 hour rental rates start from 3150 yen. 1 day prices begin from 5,040 yen for a 600cc and ..

So, you may ask me why i know so much?

As i told you may regret for not eating this flying fish here.

on this Island Yakushima.

Flying Fish/Tobiuo sashimi from Yakushima Island

Staying here what to say?

Another eyes opener.

On and island,, and the surrounding all are nature.

http://www.h3.dion.ne.jp/~yasuakim/english.html

Southern part of Yakushima Island near Onoaida. 35 min from Air port

See the cost and the rates, what we are paying over in Yakushima Island.

Pension over there.

http://www.h3.dion.ne.jp/~yasuakim/roome.html

Book and Questions +81997-47-3377 Last Modified 14/12/2012

What kind of rooms do we have and how much are the fees?

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with 2 meals per person (inc Taxes, service)	2 people a room	3 people a room	4 people a room	5 people a room	6～10 people a room
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NEW Japanese	９,５��	８,８��	８,１��	７,４��	-
Condo	１２,���	１�,���	８,８��	８,１��	７,４��

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with 2 meals per person (inc Taxes, service)	2 people a room	3 people a room	4 people a room	5 people a room	6～10 people a room
Western TOROKI	８,���	-	-	-	-
Western OHKO,SENPIRO	９,���	８,３��	-	-	-
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Condo	１４,���	１１,���	８,８��	８,１��	７,４��

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with 2 meals per person (inc Taxes, service)	2 people a room	3 people a room	4 people a room	5 people a room	6～10 people a room
Western TOROKI	８,５��	-	-	-	-
Western OHKO,SENPIRO	９,４��	８,５��	-	-	-
Japanese whit half outside bath	１�,５��	９,７��	８,９��	８,１��	-
NEW Japanese	１�,５��	９,７��	８,９��	８,１��	-
Condo	１４,���	１１,���	９,７��	８,９��	８,１��

these fees per person include room,dinner,breakfast,and tax.

You do not eat dinner -2000 Yen, You do not eat breakfast　-500yen.

Children from 7 to 12 years old are 90% of the price.

Children from 3 to 6 years old are 4000 yen with 2 meals, 2000 yen without meals.

One person per room 10,500yen/night

I am sorry but we accept cash only(any country cash with rate at a check out day).

The western room(1 to 3 People): Western style rooms are separate to the main home and have mountain views from a private balcony.
Each room has twin beds, a flat screen television, air-conditioning and a bath and washroom. 
There are three western style rooms available.--details

The condo room(2 to 10 People): There are 2 accommodations in a building with second floor. Ocean view from second floor and the great mountain view from a balcony. Those rooms are separate and private from the main home. Futon for 7 guests, TV, Refrigerator, Air-conditioner, Stay with your own bath and a washroom. --details 

The Japanese room(1 to 4 People): Japanese style rooms are organised around a central courtyard in the main building and have mountain views from a private balcony. 
Each room has futon for four people, a flat screen television, air-conditioning, a washroom. 
Japanese style rooms also have the option of a private semi-outside bath with a mountain view.
There are Japanese style rooms available. --details

The New Japanese room(1 to 5 People): NEW Japanese style rooms are organised 100m far and little high level from a main building. and have osean views for far from a private balcony. 
Each room has futon for five people, a flat screen television, air-conditioning, a washroom. 
NEW Japanese style rooms also have the option of a private inside bath with a mountain view in a main building(100m from the New japanese room) .
There are NewJapanese rooms available. --details

• Yakushima. here i come.

   

  That year were Autumn.

   

   

  Shiratani Unsuikyo  # 3   of 4 most visited
  sights in Yakushima

  

  The Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine is a lush green nature park containing a number of the island's ancient cedars such as the Nidaiosugi, Kugurisugi and Yayoisugi, the park's most accessible yakusugi which can be reached in a 15 minute walk. Shiratani Unsuikyo is one of the most popular destinations of Yakushima as it is a great place to see the forests without requiring too strenuous hiking.

  The park consists of a number of hiking circuits running along a ravine with English signs throughout. The recommended circuits vary in length from one to five hours long, but you are free to wander around and choose your own route among the paths. The trails vary in difficulty from a historic footpath built in the Edo Period to more developed ones paved in stone and wood.

   

    The inspiration for Mononoke Hime.

  One of the main attractions of Shiratani Unsuikyo is a part of the forest that served as the inspiration for the Stugio Ghibli animated film Mononoke Hime (Princess Mononoke). Oga Kazuo, the lead artist for the film, spent lots of time here working on sketches for the movie's forests. The mountains of the film were further inspired by Akita Prefecture'sShirakami Sanchi Mountains.

  The small grove is at the far end of the park on the trail to Tsuji Toge Pass. If you continue on this trail it will lead you to the Jomonsugi by way of meeting up with the Anbo Trail about halfway to the entrance of the Okabu Trail. The round trip to the Jomonsugi takes approximately twelve hours and is more difficult than the Arakawa Dam Trailhead route.

   

   Boardwalk trail through the forest  Kigurisugi

   

   

   

• 22 Dec `10, 10:45AM

  OK.... go back the same old story...how to get there from mainland Kagoshima.

  Free and Easy...you need ferry and car to get there.

  there are two kind of ferries over there one is like this kind (short fast expensive) if you are those kangchiong type.

  this kind of ferry.

  

• 22 Dec `10, 10:49AM

  for us to get there... we took the cargo type  (cheap slow no texpensive) but more than an hour to reach there. with extra bonus going by this. the picture. this pink colour ferry.

  

  Edited by kinwashi 22 Dec `10, 10:52AM
• 22 Dec `10, 11:27AM

  After the jetty uphill, there is a company with taxi and private car rental available owned by the locals from this island.

  

• 22 Dec `10, 11:32AM

  your night will be staying in this island so book your lodging on the island,

  on the same day you can never go back to mainland if you want to see Yakushima the 7000 years old cedar tree and the island surrounding. You can also see banana trees plenty here. Japan banana and some tropical fruit trees. papaya, pineapple,dragon fruit, star fruit and etc.

  Edited by kinwashi 22 Dec `10, 11:38AM
• 22 Dec `10, 11:37AM

  Cargo ferry.... why? cheap lower decks are for cars and cargo to the island, upper deck for passengers, what to do with the hour journey...sleep...lah.

  see those Japanese with blanket and pillow provided.

   

• 22 Dec `10, 4:11PM

  stylo tempo.

  The Funky Tunes of a Japanese Sweets Shop

   

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHRYGLncIko

Not very expensive, we must need a car to go round the island.

MATSUBANDA RENT A CAR – KOSEDA

We took a car from this company.

At Yakushima near th jetty, so return also easy near the jetty.

When you head Yakushima, first you must solve you foods issue.

Cause over the island,

restaurant and food are not so easy.

a little probelm, you need ti find and not so convenient as in the main tour Kagoshima ken..

Breakfast and Lunch you need to think how to solve. 

Staying a night on the island,

Dinner is provide by the pension,

and next morning breakfast is also taken care of.

so how one solution.

• Free and Easy.

  Bento are very important. cause to see more and to save more.

  some lunch bo pian no restaurant, in Singapore food courts everywhere are available, so how to solve this probelm Lunch.

  Bento

  the solution ..... very convenient inside the rental car your lunch. like below.

  

• 15 Dec `10, 4:40PM
  

  

• 15 Dec `10, 4:47PM
  

  expensive ones

  

• 15 Dec `10, 4:49PM
  

  

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Yakushima 2

The island of Yakushima lies off the southern coast of Japan and can be reached by air from several Japanese cities or by one of several ferries. The route I sailed traversed the 80 miles of sea between  Kagoshima and the port of Miyanoura on Yakushima island. Along this route there is a choice of conventional ferry (ship) the 'Yakushima 2' or several fast 'jet' ferries (hydrofoils). I opted for the ship on the way out, as I had read it was more comfortable. I returned on one of the jetfoils on a day when the Yakushima 2 was not running because of rough seas.

Travelling on the jet-boat was more like a flight. Passengers stayed seated in a compartment reminiscent of a plane. There were stewardesses and seat belts. All the announcements were in Japanese. 

Aboard the Yakushima 2 however; there were three decks to explore: several lounges, outside decks to walk, a small store and a tatami mat sleeping room for napping.

Many of the travel guides say that the 'jet' boats are cancelled in bad stormy weather. I found the opposite to be true, the big ship did not sail on a stormy day, while the jet boats continued to run back and forth on a special schedule.

The  'Yakushima 2'  cruise took about 4 hours. We sailed at 8:30 in the morning and were tied up at Miyanoura Port on Yakushima a little after noon. The return trip is in the afternoon.

Once we got underway I found a spot in the upper non-smoking lounge to read with a view of the coast to the west. The ship first travels south down the long expanse of Kagoshima Bay. At the southern end of the bay you can spot the symmetrical cone of the Kaimondake volcano to the west and then rocky Cape Sata to the east, before emerging out into the open waters of the East China Sea.

Another solution to get there more relax and cheaper.

You can take slept throughout the journey,

your wish.... no one stop you,

free.

pillow and blanket provided.

see what he do.

http://avery.morrow.name/blog/2013/01/yakushima-world-heritage-on-the-cheap/

http://www.yakushimaferry.com/

we also did the same thing  like him,

so as to enjoy more. and something not the same.

we took another one. also pink.

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We decided to take the Hibiscus “ferry” which leaves Kagoshima at 6pm and arrives in Yakushima at 7am the next morning. That way, the boat trip and accomodations were together for cheap. Reservations were not accepted– they told us to just show up.

There were a few reasons this did not go as expected.

1. Hibiscus is not located in downtown Kagoshima. It’s about a 1 hour walk from the nearest train station and the route is not direct. Be prepared.

2. Hibiscus is not a “ferry”, it’s the Yakushima cargo boat, which has been repurposed with a civilian cabin which you cannot leave. Surprise!

3. I saw that Hibiscus had few accommodations so I asked B. to bring a sleeping bag. Actually, blankets were provided. See below.

4. What was not provided was food and showers. We were not allowed to disembark at Tanegashima. We arrived on Yakushima sweaty, smelly and hungry.

Cargo ferry.... why? cheap lower decks are for cars and cargo to the island, upper deck for passengers, what to do with the hour journey...sleep...lah.

see those Japanese with blanket and pillow provided.

So now you know you seen Japan, everyone said they had seen Japan.

How come Kin seen Japan in many kind of ways.

All are not the same...that why?

over here those mega fair tour operators all their tours are airline packages

cannot be the same like us. our is all tailor order.

good cheap and something different.

Yakushima : l’Île de Mononoké

Kagoshima, 5h30 du matin. Après une douche rapide, on quitte le manga cafe et on court a la marina (Minami-Futo South Pier) qui se trouve être seulement à 30 minutes de là. L’aller-retour en ferry-cargo nous coûte seulement 6000Y (45 euros, 4h), seul problème : il ne fait qu’un seul trajet par jour ! Il ne faudra donc pas se le rater au retour… allez, pas de souci, ca ira ! Le ferry quitte Kagoshima a 7h, sous les adieux des dockers.

Panoramique du ferry… un peu tordu…

Il se trouve que ce ferry ce n’est pas du tout le mode de transport pour les touristes (ceux-ci prennent le speed-ferry – plus cher – ou encore l’avion !). On ne trouve d’ailleurs que des travailleurs en bleu de travail et quelques etudiants, qui s’installent pour se faire une bonne grosse sieste dans la grande salle prévue à cet effet. J’irai pour ma part m’exposer au soleil matinal à l’extérieur. Il va faire un temps magnifique !

Yakushima dans la brume matinale

Anselme lui préfère ménager ses forces pour l'île et il n'a pas tort.

Yakushima. So desu ne.

Pas grand chose à l’arrivée : où sont les 15 000 habitants de cette île ? Pour l’instant notre but est simplement de trouver le ticket de bus qui nous permettra de faire le tour de l’île… ce que l’on trouvera finalement au supermarché du coin (on s’apercoit plus tard qu’on aurait pu aussi l’avoir directement a la marina… tsss !).

Un seul bus à Yakushima

Les bus passent environ 1 fois par heure, et vu que l’île est plutôt grande (135km de circonférence) on n’est pas prêt d’y arriver. Un premier bus nous emmène sur la plage d’Isso, un peu moyenne. De là, on se dit que ce n’est pas possible d’attendre le prochain bus et on se décide a faire du stop. Rapidement, on se fait prendre par 2 touristes Japonaises. Il est 13h et… l’aventure peut enfin commencer ! Le ticket de bus ne nous servira plus à rien  !

Elles ne parlent que Japonais, donc difficile de comprendre et de se faire comprendre, mais j’arrive à me débrouiller avec ce que je connais de Japonais (+ mon petit dico que j’ai heureusement emmené !). On est bien décide à les suivre jusqu’au bout pour en voir le maximum ! On fait le tour de l’île à l’inverse des aiguilles d’une montre, et notre prochaine destination est la plage de Nagata, bien mieux que la précédente.

Isso Beach

L’eau est à point pour une bonne baignade ! Dans mes rêves les plus fous pré-Yakushima, je voulais dormir sur cette plage afin de pouvoir assister à la ponte des tortues pendant la nuit (à priori c’est non seulement la bonne époque mais aussi le meilleur endroit de Yakushima pour cela). Apparemment, on n’a encore beaucoup de choses à voir, alors après une petite discussion avec un local qui habite là (wow…), on se remet en route, vers une destination… euh… mystère  !

La route longe toujours le bord de mer, bien sur, ce qui est bien agréable. On ne croise que de très rares voitures sur la route (moins de 10 dans la journée). Il se trouve qu’on n’a pas mal de chance de pouvoir profiter du soleil : il est dit que sur Yakushima, il pleut 35 jours / mois  !

Les quelques passage en forêt nous réservent de bonnes surprises ! En particulier le coté ouest de l’île, qui est complètement impraticable en bus ou même a pied… on ne remerciera jamais assez nos Japonaises ! Les animaux, principalement des macaques au cul rouge, cerfs, et sortes de ratons laveurs constituent l’essentiel de la faune. En aucun cas appeurés, ils gambadent joyeusement aux milieux des chemins et des routes. Leur regard est plus curieux que craintif.

Le pote de Bambi…

Bavard, mais pas très violent ce macaque (ca change des singes chinois à la con !).

La destination mystère ne se fait plus attendre : c’est la Ohko no taki, une belle et majestueuse cascade de 88m de hauteur où les filles en profiteront pour prendre leur casse-croute. Et nous ? Non… bien sûr, on a rien. Quelle merveilleuse organisation  ! On va donc photographier l’endroit en tout sens et se rafraîchir les pétons afin d’oublier que notre estomac hurle famine.

Ohko no taki

A nouveau en voiture, et cette fois on se rends dans le petit village de Nakama. On y trouve de vieux banians entrelacés, que ce viel autochtone nous montre du doigt avec les explications ad-hoc.

Pfiou… je comprend vraiment rien a ce qu'il dit…

 Ces arbres ont 300 ans (seul détail que j’ai compris, mais il a insisté)… Cela dit, ce n’est rien à côté de ceux que l’on est supposé trouver dans la montagne et sa forêt, là-haut…

Nakama Gajumaru Banyan

Les autochtones qui vivent en face des banians nous offrent l’hospitalité : une tasse de thé vert, et quelques gâteaux locaux (excellent par ailleurs, dommage qu’on n’ai pas réussit à trouver un magasin pour en acheter !). Vraiment sympa ! Evidemment, on a droit a une longue dissertation sur l’endroit, sûrement l’histoire de Nakama, les banians, et … le reste … ca doit être quelque-part dans ma tête en Japonais, en attente d’une traduction. Les Japonaises sont complètement en extase sur le charme de l’endroit. Nous on se dit qu’on a vraiment beaucoup de chance d’en faire autant !

Les îles Japonaises sont connues pour avoir ces petits onsens extérieurs qui se lient et mélangent avec l’océan quand la marée monte. C’est dans un tel endroit que l’on se rend ensuite.

Par contre on ne pourra pas aller bien loin, cet onsen là-bas est déja plein ! Et à priori, le vieux Japonais au fond n’a pas l’air d’apprécier le fait que je prenne quelques photos …

Sumimasen ! Toutes mes excuses, sexy locals !

Histoire de se prendre une petite douche, on va dans un véritable onsen caché dans une maison traditionnnelle. Que des locaux – qui une fois de plus ne s’arrêtent pas de parler même si j’en comprends pas la moitié – dans un endroit assez agréable, même si l’atmosphère tient plus de la salle de bain que du lieu de détente.

Onsen local… avec un tas de vieillards

“Mais elle est où votre auberge ?” nous demandent nos conductrices. Bah, on n’en a pas ! A leur grand étonnement … stupéfaction :shock:… qui tourne finalement au désarroi  … et c’est ainsi que l’instint maternel survînt, et que tels des mamans, elles nous emmènent alors dans leur auberge pour que l’on parle au propriétaire, voir si il y aurait d’éventuels possibilités de nous héberger… ce qu’il nous proposa d’ailleurs et insista pour que ca soit gratuit  ! Et ce fut d’ailleurs notre seule nuit agréable sur l’île…

L'auberge

Le fils du proprio est la personne la plus farfelue et excentrique que j’ai rencontré dernièrement : très silencieux, soigné et méthodique, son air de gentil garçon peut tourner en un grimacement en celui d’un psychopathe avéré ! Là où c’est devenu un peu plus flippant, c’est quand il a commencé à nous rapporter tous ses couteaux fait maison, ses cranes de bêtes… bambis, singes… ailes d’oiseaux…

Le bracelet de la Princesse Mononoké !

C'est comme ça que je préfère les singes ! Yeah.

Je me décide au final à lui acheter un bracelet, complètement dans le style de Mononoké, et en bonus, il me refile de la peau de bambi (mais qu’est-ce que je vais faire de ca ! un cache-nez pour le froid de la montagne ?).

Il est vraiment super doué…

Pas très rassurant tout de même !

Il a aussi sa propre vigne sur Yakushima. Rien de bien grand, une toute petite, avec de petits raisins… voici l’integralité de la Cuvée 2008, oui, dans cette minuscule petite bouteille plastique. Eh bien vous savez quoi ? Il est excellent son petit vin maison. Sur un petit goût en arrière-plan de Rioja espagnol, on se croirait en train de siroter du pineau des charentes !

Mon précieux…

Petits raisins, petit vin ?

Ensuite, il se met a la cuisine. Pendant ce temps, son père fume clope sur clope, enchaîne les verres d’alcool (comment il fait ? c’est imbuvable !), et se rapproche dangeureusement de la minette Japonaise ! Ambiance.

Où est maman ? Okay, je ne demanderai pas.

Et voici notre glace à la sauce et confiture de Tankan (mandarine ? impossible de trouver sur Internet). Excellent ! Je n’aurai pas cru avoir un aussi bon petit dessert dans cet endroit.

Il est presque une heure du matin et il va falloir dormir… demain va être une journée de grand n’importe quoi, et il vaut mieux être en forme. On aura quelques difficultés à s’endormir paisiblement à cause de cette énorme araignée parcourant la pièce, nous frôlant parfois… on arrive toutefois à l’enfermer dans un placard après une longue bataille. En tout cas, ce fût une bien bonne journée !

http://www.alternative-tourism.com/Japan/Tourism/Natural_places/Kyusyu/Yakushima_eng.html

Come Come,

see this thousand years old tree.

on this island.

Johmonsugi cedar

The Johmon-sugi has been believed as the biggest tree of Yakusima since the tree was finding out in 1966. The massive cedar tree has sixteen meters around the trunk. The name derives from the prehistoric Johmon era known with the cord marked pottery and was ended over two thousand years ago, at when the tree had started his life. Because the age of Johomon-sugi had been estimated as 7200 years with the average growth speed of Yakushima cedar trees. But true age has been the controversial subject till now. One reason is that there is no direct measurement from the growth ring since the stem of the tree is hollowed.

At least the estimation of over 2000 years is widely accepted, although it will be difficult to say with relation to the Johmon era if the youngest value is valid.

If you want to see it, at least 10 hours is required to hike. See the mountaineering part of this page or see the mountaineering page of mine.

I should to say that this picture was taken over fifteen years ago. A large wooden deck which keeps visitors away from the tree was built for protecting the roots. We cannot touch the tree now.

Come Come,

see this thousand years old tree.

on this island.

Johmonsugi cedar

The Johmon-sugi has been believed as the biggest tree of Yakusima since the tree was finding out in 1966. The massive cedar tree has sixteen meters around the trunk. The name derives from the prehistoric Johmon era known with the cord marked pottery and was ended over two thousand years ago, at when the tree had started his life. Because the age of Johomon-sugi had been estimated as 7200 years with the average growth speed of Yakushima cedar trees. But true age has been the controversial subject till now. One reason is that there is no direct measurement from the growth ring since the stem of the tree is hollowed.

At least the estimation of over 2000 years is widely accepted, although it will be difficult to say with relation to the Johmon era if the youngest value is valid.

If you want to see it, at least 10 hours is required to hike. See the mountaineering part of this page or see the mountaineering page of mine.

I should to say that this picture was taken over fifteen years ago. A large wooden deck which keeps visitors away from the tree was built for protecting the roots. We cannot touch the tree now.

Over,

here i see,

also want to laugh or cry.

can never conned me, if i seen this before.

we are taliking, the height the size.

Over here,

They also got an old tree also thousand year,

the attraction.

There are few ways of getting there to the island.

http://www.yakumonkey.com/2007/06/transport-to-and-from-yakushima.html

 1. VIA KAGOSHIMA

JAL operates a JAC propellor plane 5 times a day from Kagoshima airport and the flight takes around 35 mins. The route south flies over Sakurajima volcano and offers wonderful views.

One way: 13,900 yen

Return: 26,500 yen

Current schedule: (subject to seasonal changes - check their website for details)

2. VIA OSAKA

Transport to Yakushima was until very recently exclusively through the city of Kagoshima but Yakushima now has a daily direct flight to Itami, Osaka. (Distance travelled is 402 miles)

A 74 seater DH8-Q400 will take passengers between Itami, Osaka and Yakushima on the following daily schedule:

Prices: Adult One way: 34,200 yen / Adult Return: 31,100 yen

トッピー・ロケット 鹿�島・屋久島・種�島を繋�高速船 (1/2)

video

http://youtu.be/bc9d0o9QMqU

http://youtu.be/Y-rE76oy9fQ

YAKUSHIMA  here they come.

By ferry the came.

First.

upon reaching the jetty.

video.

http://youtu.be/6HzoVKaMbK0

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