Abundant forest resources and stone islands /East China Sea Yakushima (Kagoshima Prefecture)

Abundant forest resources and stone islands / Walk around the islamd village East China Sea Yakushima (Kagoshima Prefecture)
Yakushima is a roughly circular island located in the northern part of the Satsuma Islands, and most of the island is made up of mountainous granite with Cretaceous layers running through it. Mt. Miyanoura (1933m) in the center is the highest peak in Kyushu, and Mt. Yaedake is the collective name for a group of high peaks. The climate varies from the subtropical oceanic coast to the snowy inland mountain peaks. Precipitation is high, reaching about 4,000 mm per year in the lowlands and 10,000 mm in the producing areas. At an altitude of 1,000m to 1,500m, the area is covered with a virgin Yakusugi forest (a World Heritage Site and a Special Natural Monument), and there are giant trees that are 1,000 to 3,000 years old. Most of the wood is produced in national forests and is shipped from Miyanoura and Abura Port. Wild deer and monkeys inhabit the forest area, and sweet potatoes, sugarcane, and ponkan are cultivated in the narrow terraced fields along the coast.
Miyanoura
The gateway to the mountainous island of Yakushima, located at the foot of its highest peak, Mt. Miyanoura. Miyanoura, where regular ships arrive and depart from Kagoshima Port, prospered as a shipping port for Yakusugi. All of Yakushima's port communities share a common location. A town has been formed on one bank (northern side) along a river (Miyanoura River) that flows into the sea. The composition is the same for Awa and Kuryu. It is typical of an island with Cretaceous granite and virgin Yakusugi forests, and many of the villages have stone walls and board walls. The main street of the town runs parallel to the river, forming a shopping street, and in one corner there remains a decorated building that may once have been a Japanese restaurant.
Yoshida
Yakushima's west coast is divided into north and south by Mt. Kuniwari, where the mountain approaches the coastline. Yoshida is a village on the slope at the foot of Mt. Yoshida to the north. Yakushima is made of granite from the Cretaceous period, and the Yoshida village is dotted with huge granite stones, creating an unusual landscape. Stone walls were erected on the slopes to create estates, and many of the houses have wooden walls built on the rich forest resources. The village overlooks Erabu Island across the sea and was the hometown of the main character in the 2002 NHK drama ``Manten.''
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