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Yakushima Island

My 100 Best Moments in Japan - 3/100
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hiking paradise yakushima

"Stunning panoramic views at every corner make this remote island of Yakushima my number-one hiking destination in Japan. I had the chance to visit there one of the oldest trees in Japan called Jomon Sugi. The whole hiking tour with a guide took me 10 exhausting but fulfilling hours through beautiful nature. The gigantic ancient cedar trees (yaku-sugi) along the way are true wonders of nature. Once I arrived at my destination I realised that to protect the Jomon Sugi tree you could not get closer than 15m. But even from the distance it was worth the sweat:)"

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Jomon Cedar Yakushima

Jomon Sugi - oldest tree in Japan

My 100 Travel Highlights:

1. Introduction 2. Himeji Castle 3. Yakushima Island 4. Mount Fuji 5. Tokyo 6. Yaita city 7. Kamo River in Kyoto 8. Jodogahama Cruise 9. Nara Street Scene 10. Okayama Castle 11. Koi Pond in Yokohama 12. Osaka Dotonbori 13. Kyoto Street Scene 14. Narai 15. Rainbow Bridge 16. Osaka 17. Utsunomiya 18. Futami Beach 19. Meiji Jingu 20. Mount Shosha 21. Yaita Snowfall 22. Lake Ashi 23. Osaka Art 24. Rikuchu-Kaigan 25. Tsurumi 26. Ryoan-ji Rock Garden 27. Osaka to Kyoto by train 28. Yakushima Island 29. Yokohama Bay Bridge 30. Kyoto Kamogawa River 31. Tokyo Shinjuku 32. Fushimi Inari-Taisha 33. Seto Inland Sea 34. Jogashima 35. Ueno Park in Tokyo 36. Lake Towada 37. Kurashiki 38. Sake Barrels 39. Yaita 40. Tokyo Shinjuku 41. Seto Bridge 42. Gion District in Kyoto 43. Tokyo Skyline 44. Kobe Station 45. Tsutenkaku Tower 46. Karamon Gate 47. Yokohama Harbour 48. Namba Hatch in Osaka 49. Arashiyama in Kyoto 50. Shirakawago 51. near Yaita 52. National Art Center 53. Yokohama Mt. Fuji View 54. Osaka School 55. Toranomon 56. Kobe Suburbs 57. Kamakura Street Scene 58. Akabane in Tokyo 59. Yaita Street Scene 60. Octopus Skewers 61. Kyoto Street Scene 62. Jogashima Lighthouse 63. Yasaka Pagoda in Kyoto 64. Tokyo Night Walk 65. Kiso Valley 66. Kyoto Rickshaw 67. Yasaka Shrine Kyoto 68. Tokyo Shinkansen 69. Jodogahama Beach 70. Kobe Suburbs 71. Ise, Mie Prefecture 72. Osaka Railroad 73. Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto 74. Yokohama Bay View 75. Yokohama Tsurumi 76. Himeji Cherry Blossom 77. Yokohama Festival 78. Ise Jingu Inner Shrine 79. Yaita 80. Osaka Dotonbori Canal 81. Kyoto Neighbourhood 82. Ueno Park 83. Tokyo Akabane 84. Kyoto Nanenzin Temple 85. Hiking Break 86. Senso-ji Temple 87. Tokyo Shinjuku 88. Engyo-ji Mt. Shosha 89. Osaka Kansai Airport 90. Shinkansen 91. Ramen Restaurant 92. Hakkeijima Sea Paradise 93. Nanzen-ji Aqueduct 94. Minato Mirai 95. Yaita 96. Street Scene 97. Chevy Chevrolet 98. Tokyo Night Walk 99. Traditional Machiya House 100. Narita Airport