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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
Pure water that runs through majestic nature of Yakushima
Island
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All natural water
in Yakushima, an island of UN World Heritage, is certified
as remarkable water by the Japanese government.
(Photo by Kamiyaku-cho town office)
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