Kagoshima Prefecture
N30°15´- N30°23´ E130°23´- E130°38´
Area: Approx. 10,700 ha
Year of Inscription: 1993
Criteria: (vii)(ix)
Located in the interior of Yaku Island, at the meeting-point of the palaearctic and oriental biotic regions, Yakushima exhibits a rich flora, with some 1,900 species and subspecies, including ancient specimens of the sugi (Japanese cedar). It also contains a remnant of a warm-temperate ancient forest that is unique in this region.
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| To Yakushima |
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by air: |
Approximately 40 minutes from the Kagoshima Airport to the Yakushima Airport |
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by jetfoil: |
Approximately two and a half hours by jetfoil from Kagoshima Port to Miyanoura Port |
| by ferry: |
Approximately four hours by ferry from Kagoshima Port to Miyanoura Port |
Yakushima World Heritage Conservation Center
| Office hours: |
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Closed on: |
Every Saturdays (December through February), Year-end
and New Year holiday |
| Address: |
2739-343 Ambomaedake, Yaku-cho, Kumage-gun, Kagoshima, 891-4311 Japan |
| Telephone number: |
+81-(0)997-46-2992 |
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