Accommodation The Sankara Hotel & Spa, Yakushima Island Christopher Lawson In idyllic Yakushima Island, the Sankara Hotel & Spa offers the finest in wellness therapy, cuisine and accommodation.
Area Yakushima Yakushima island of Kagoshima Prefecture is located off the southern coast of Kyushu, Japan’s southernmost island. The small, almost perfectly circular island, is home to ancient cedar forests..
6 Activities Isso Beach, Yakushima Victoria Vlisides Stunning Yakushima Beach: Isso Beach. Plan a trip now!
9 Activities Mt. Miyanoura in Yakushima Victoria Vlisides Mt. Miyanoura is a great -- but grueling hike -- in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Yakushima.
8 Food Strange, Tasty Food In Yakushima Victoria Vlisides Most of these things can only be eaten while on the island of Yakushima! Go for it!
12 Activities Yakushima's Shiratani Unsuikyo Peter Sidell On the rainforest island of Yakushima south of Kagoshima on Japan's Kyushu island, Shiratani Unsuikyo is an area of ancient..
Beauty & Spa Yakushima Traverse Sarah Mathews A tough but rewarding hike across Yakushima, through the forests that inspired 'Princess Mononoke', past the Jomon sugi..
Activities Gajumaru Banyan Garden, Yakushima Peter Sidell On the rainforest island Yakushima in Japan's Kagoshima prefecture, Gajumaru Banyan Garden is a miniature forest of banyan trees,..