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Yakushima 屋久島
Inscribed 1993NaturalKagoshima
A mountainous island some 60 km south of Kyushu whose peaks rise almost 2,000 m, stacking subtropical coast, temperate rainforest and high moorland into one island. Its ancient Japanese cedars (yakusugi) include trees more than 1,000 years old, and about a fifth of the island is protected.
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| Inscribed | 1993 (UNESCO World Heritage List) |
|---|---|
| Criteria | (vii), (ix) — Natural |
| Prefectures | Kagoshima |
| UNESCO listing | whc.unesco.org — ref. 662 |
| Coordinates | 30.35861, 130.52861 · Open in Google Maps |
Planning a visit
Opening hours, admission and the best access routes are managed by each site's local operators and change over time. Start with the official UNESCO listing and the local official tourism pages linked from Wikipedia below, and check the current information before you go.
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- UNESCO World Heritage Centre: Yakushima
- Wikipedia (English): Yakushima
- Wikipedia (Japanese): 屋久島
- Wikidata: Q242176
Basic data from the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Wikidata (CC0).
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