Location: Kumage-gun Yakushima-cho
Top Things to do in Kumage-gun Yakushima-cho
Top Restaurants in Kumage-gun Yakushima-cho
What to do and see in Kumage-gun Yakushima-cho, Kyushu-Okinawa: The Best Free Things to do
Seize the beautiful day on the Osumi Island of Yakushima-cho, covered in gorgeous and dense forest that’s said to have inspired the classic anime film Princess Mononoke. Frolic with native deer, red-bottomed monkeys and migratory sea turtles (as much as you can frolic with a turtle, anyway), while you breathe in the sweet scent of ancient Japanese cedar. Yakushima’s unique eco-system is simultaneously subtropical and subarctic, an environmental anomaly that only enhances the unique and special properties of the island.
Restaurants in Kumage-gun Yakushima-cho
1. Oko no Taki Fall
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 409 reviews
Reviewed By lemauve - Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
The power of the waterfall was amazing, speechless! We are lucky to visit after a big typhoon, it make a even better scenery.
2. Kigensugi Cedar
3. Seibu Trail
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 208 reviews
Reviewed By Orchid_fever
Deer and macaque haven. Another harrowing drive but so worth it. The macaques do not move off as you approach so you have to drive around them. Stunning views all around. One of the best experiences I’ve had.
4. Wilson Stump
5. Jomonsugi
6. Yaksushima Trecking, Jomon Japanese Cedar Course
7. Sempiro Falls
8. Yakushima Lighthouse (Nagata Lighthouse)
9. Nagata Inakahama
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 230 reviews
Reviewed By JohnD209 - Leavenworth, United States
Another not-to-miss area of Yakushima, this beach is home to a mass sea turtle egg-laying at nights each August. During the rest of the year it is a beautiful beach and there are signs and a Sea Turtle center where visitors can learn about conservation efforts for these turtles. The signs are in English and Japanese and do a good job providing information if you are not lucky enough to be here during the actual activity. During egg-laying season, you must have reservations to go to the beach unless you are staying at one of the accommodations in Nagata, as the number of people is limited toas a conservation measure. Worth a stop year-round. Visited 4 December 2018.
