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Kagoshima prefecture

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Heart Rock, Amami Oshima. © touristinjapan.com
Kyushu, Nature

Amami Heart Rock

by touristinjapanupdated on May 2, 2020March 1, 2021Leave a Comment on Amami Heart Rock

The Heart Rock on Amami Oshima is a tidal pool, shaped like a heart. The spot has been popular for years, and is known as a power spot. It is a highly popular location for couples and good friends to take photos together. Located near the narrowest point on Amami Oshima is Amami’s Heart Rock. …

Sakibaru Beach, Amami Island. © touristinjapan.com
Kyushu, Nature

Beaches of Amami Oshima

by touristinjapanupdated on May 2, 2020February 22, 2021Leave a Comment on Beaches of Amami Oshima

Amami Islands, or Amami-guntō as the archipelago is official named, is a beautiful group of islands, located about mid-way between Kyusuhu and Okinawa. Amami is part of the Ryukyu Islands, just like Okinawa, but it is technically a part of Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyushu. The climate, nature and landscape has many similarities with Okinawa, including …

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Itineraries, Kyushu

Yakushima 4-day itinerary

by touristinjapanupdated on February 3, 2021February 15, 2021Leave a Comment on Yakushima 4-day itinerary

Yakushima is known for it’s hiking trails through the deep and dark mountain forests, covered in moss and ferns. The forest is home to the gigantic Yakushima cedar trees – some so large that the hiking trails actually passes through the trees. The trails cross wild rivers and burbling streams, as they lead you past …

Yakushima 1-day itinerary. © touristinjapan.com
Itineraries, Kyushu

Yakushima 1-day itinerary

by touristinjapanupdated on February 3, 2021February 8, 2021Leave a Comment on Yakushima 1-day itinerary

Yakushima is known for it’s hiking trails through the deep and dark mountain forests, covered in moss and ferns. The forest is home to the gigantic Yakushima cedar trees – some so large that the hiking trails actually passes through the trees. The trails cross wild rivers and burbling streams, as they lead you past …

Yakushima 2-day itinerary. © touristinjapan.com
Itineraries, Kyushu

Yakushima 2-day itinerary

by touristinjapanupdated on February 1, 2021February 1, 2021Leave a Comment on Yakushima 2-day itinerary

Yakushima is known for it’s hiking trails through the deep and dark mountain forests, covered in moss and ferns. The forest is home to the gigantic Yakushima cedar trees – some so large that the hiking trails actually passes through the trees. The trails cross wild rivers and burbling streams, as they lead you past …

Yakushima 3-day itinerary. © touristinjapan.com
Itineraries, Kyushu

Yakushima 3-day itinerary

by touristinjapanupdated on January 25, 2021January 25, 2021Leave a Comment on Yakushima 3-day itinerary

Yakushima is known for it’s hiking trails through the deep and dark mountain forests, covered in moss and ferns. The forest is home to the gigantic Yakushima cedar trees – some so large that the hiking trails actually pass through the trees. The trails cross wild rivers and burbling streams, as they lead you past …

Yakushima Road Trip. © touristinjapan.com
Itineraries, Kyushu, Nature

Yakushima 1-day Road Trip (around the island)

by touristinjapanupdated on April 30, 2020January 18, 2021Leave a Comment on Yakushima 1-day Road Trip (around the island)

While Yakushima is known for it’s amazing hiking, it is also known for it’s many rainy days. If you run into a rainy day, or just want to rest your legs and experience more of Yakushima than the deep forests, then this 1-day road trip around the circumference of the island is just for you. …

Yakusugi Land, Yakushima Island. © touristinjapan.com
Kyushu, Nature

Yakusugi Land

by touristinjapanupdated on April 30, 2020January 11, 2021Leave a Comment on Yakusugi Land

Yakusugi Land is a designated Natural Recreation Forest on Yakushima island. The park is covered in dense virgin forest with rivers, mountainsides, enormous thousand-year-old Yakusugi cedar trees and has five amazing hiking trails. There are trails suitable for every level. The ancient forest in Yakusugi Land is known for it’s serene nature. The burbles of …

Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine, Yakushima Island. © touristinjapan.com
Kyushu, Nature

Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine

by touristinjapanupdated on April 30, 2020January 4, 2021Leave a Comment on Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine

Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine is probably the most popular destination in all of Yakushima. The park is known for it’s hiking trails through the deep and dark mountain forests, covered in moss and ferns, and home to the gigantic Yakushima cedar trees – some so large that the trail actually, physically, passes through the trees. The …

Jomon Sugi Cedar on Yakushima. Photo by Σ64. CC BY 3.0. Photo modified.
Kyushu, Nature

Jomon Sugi

by touristinjapanupdated on April 30, 2020December 28, 2020Leave a Comment on Jomon Sugi

Jōmon Sugi (縄文杉), an enormous and several thousand years old cedar tree, is one of the main attractions on Yakushima. The tree, which is located deep in the mountain forest of Yakushima, is considered to be the oldest tree in Japan, and one of the oldest in the world. The actual age is unknown, but …

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