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{{Short description|Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan}}
{{For|the administrative unit|Yakushima, Kagoshima}}
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{{Infobox Islands
| name             = Yakushima
| image_name       = Yakushima.jpg
| native_name      = {{langx|ja|屋久島}}
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| image_caption    = Landsat image of Yakushima
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| location         = [[East China Sea]]
| coordinates      = {{coord|30|20|38|N|130|31|26|E|display=inline,title}}
| map              = Japan#Japan Kagoshima Prefecture
| map_relief       = 1
| map_caption      = Location in Japan (with southern islands in inset)
| archipelago      = [[Ryukyu Islands]]
| total_islands    =
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| area_km2         = 504.88
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| highest_mount    = [[Mount Miyanoura]]
| elevation_m      = 1936
| country          = {{JAP}}
| country_admin_divisions_title =
| country_admin_divisions       = [[Kagoshima Prefecture]]
| population       = 11,698
| population_as_of = 2022
| density_km2      = 26.1
| ethnic_groups    =[[Japanese people|Japanese]]
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| module           =
  {{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site
  |child    = yes
  |ID       = 662
  |Year     = 1993
  |Criteria = Natural: vii, ix
  |Area     = 10,747 ha
  }}
{{Designation list
 | embed                = yes
 | designation1         = Ramsar
 | designation1_offname = Yakushima Nagata-hama
 | designation1_date    = 8 November 2005
 | designation1_number  = 1559<ref>{{Cite web|title=Yakushima Nagata-hama|website=[[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar]] Sites Information Service|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/1559|access-date=25 April 2018}}</ref>}}
}}

{{Nihongo|'''Yakushima'''|屋久島|}} is one of the [[Ōsumi Islands]] in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The island, {{Convert|504.88|km2|abbr=on}} in area, has a population of 11,858.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population Census 2020 Population Census Basic Complete Tabulation on Population and Households 2020Oct. {{!}} File {{!}} Browse Statistics |url=https://www.e-stat.go.jp/en/stat-search/files?page=1&layout=datalist&toukei=00200521&tstat=000001136464&cycle=0&year=20200&month=24101210&tclass1=000001136466 |access-date=2 July 2025 |website=Portal Site of Official Statistics of Japan}}</ref> It is accessible by [[hydrofoil]] ferry, car ferry, or by air to [[Yakushima Airport]].

The island is part of the town ([[Municipalities of Japan|chō]]) of [[Yakushima, Kagoshima|Yakushima]], which includes the neighbouring island of [[Kuchinoerabujima]]. 42% of the island is within the borders of the [[Yakushima National Park]].<ref name="Park" />

As of 2021, Yakushima's electricity generation was more than 99% [[Hydroelectricity|hydroelectric]],<ref>{{cite web |title=屋久島町 地球温暖化対策実行計画(概要版) |url=https://www.town.yakushima.kagoshima.jp/t_yakushima/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/20250403_ondankataisaku-jikkokeikaku_gaiyoban.pdf#page=10 |website=屋久島町|publisher=屋久島町|date=3 April 2025|accessdate=28 October 2025 |format=PDF |language=ja |trans-title=Yakushima Town Climate Change Countermeasures Implementation Plan (Summary Version)}}</ref> and surplus power has been used to produce [[hydrogen]] gas in an experiment by [[Kagoshima University]]. The island has been a test site for [[Honda]]'s hydrogen [[fuel cell]] vehicle research.

==World Heritage designation==
In 1980, an area of {{Convert|18,958|ha|lk=in|abbr=on}}  was designated a [[UNESCO]] [[Man and the Biosphere Programme|Man and the Biosphere Reserve]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unesco.org/mabdb/br/brdir/directory/biores.asp?code=JPN+04&mode=all |title=Biosphere Reserve Information – Yakushima |publisher=[[UNESCO]] |access-date=29 April 2011}}</ref> In 1993, {{Convert|10|ha}} of wetland at Nagata-hama was designated a [[Ramsar sites in Japan|Ramsar site]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/npr/ramsar_wetland/pamph/yakushima_33.pdf |title=Ramsar Sites in Japan – Yakushima Nagata-hama |publisher=[[Ministry of the Environment (Japan)|Ministry of the Environment]] |access-date=24 March 2011}}</ref> Yakushima is the largest nesting ground for the endangered [[loggerhead sea turtle]] in the [[North Pacific]].<ref name="Park">{{cite web |url=http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/nps/park/parks/kirishima_2.html |title=Introducing places of interest: Kirishima-Yaku National Park |publisher=[[Ministry of the Environment (Japan)|Ministry of the Environment]] |access-date=24 March 2011 |archive-date=23 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110323021316/http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/nps/park/parks/kirishima_2.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bes.or.jp/english/parks/kirishima.html |title=Kirishima-Yaku National Park |publisher=Natural Parks Foundation |access-date=24 March 2011}}</ref> The island's unique remnant of warm/temperate ancient forest has been a natural [[World Heritage Site]] since 1993.

==Geography==
===Overview===
[[File:Yakushima Relief Map, SRTM.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Relief map]]
[[File:Osumi Islands Map Japan.png|thumb|Osumi Islands map]]

Yakushima is located approximately {{convert|61.3|km|mi}} south of the southern tip of [[Ōsumi Peninsula]] in southern Kyushu, or {{convert|135|km|nmi}} south of [[Kagoshima, Kagoshima|Kagoshima]]. The Tanegashima Strait (Tanegashima Kaikyō) separates it from the nearby island of [[Tanegashima]], which is home to the Japanese Space Centre.  Periodic rocket launches from Tanegashima can clearly be seen from Yakushima.{{citation needed|date=May 2025}}

The bedrock of the island is granite, so there are no active volcanoes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/indepth/scenic/worldheritage/c_12_yakushima.html|title=World Heritage Sites in Japan|website=jnto.go.jp}}</ref> The island has an area of {{convert|504.5|sqkm|sqmi}} and is roughly circular, with a circumference of {{convert|89|km|mi}} and a diameter of {{convert|28|km|mi}}. Its highest elevations are {{nihongo|[[Mount Miyanoura|Miyanouradake]]|宮之浦岳|}}, at {{convert|1935|m|ft}}, and {{nihongo|[[Mount Nagata (Japan)|Nagatadake]]|永田岳| }}, at {{convert|1886|m|ft}}. Yakushima has another 30 peaks of over {{convert|1000|m|ft}} in height. There are numerous [[hot spring]]s on the island.{{citation needed|date=May 2025}}

<gallery>
Yakushima Mitake.jpg|Yakushima Mitake, [[Mount Miyanoura]], [[Mount Nagata (Japan)|Mount Nagata]], and Mount Kurio
Yodo River (Yakushima) 05.jpg|[[Yodo River]]
Ooko Falls 03.jpg|Ooko Falls
Senpiro Fall Yakushima 01.jpg|Senpiro Falls
</gallery>

===Settlements===
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Major settlements of the island, which make up [[Yakushima, Kagoshima|Yakushima municipality]], are the port towns of [[Anbō, Yakushima|Anbō]] and [[Miyanoura]]; between them is located [[Yakushima Airport]]. Other settlements are the coastal villages of Onoaida, Hirauchi, Kurio, Nagata, and the abandoned forest village of Kosugidani.

==History==
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Yakushima has been settled since at least the [[Jōmon period]]. It was first mentioned in written documents of the Chinese [[Sui dynasty]] of the 6th century. In 601, the Chinese sent an expedition to the "Country of Liukiu" (流求國). They noted that the people were small but [[wikt:pugnacious|pugnacious]]. They could not understand the local language, however, and returned to China. In 607, they sent another expedition to trade and brought back one of the islanders.

In the ancient Japanese history text ''[[Shoku Nihongi]]'', in an entry dated 702 CE, it is said that Yakushima formed part of ancient [[Tane Province]].

During the [[Edo period]], Yakushima was ruled by the [[Shimazu clan]] of the [[Satsuma Domain]] and was considered part of [[Ōsumi Province]]. Following the [[Meiji restoration]], the island has been administered as part of [[Kagoshima Prefecture]].

In 2017, Yakushima was struck by [[Typhoon Noru (2017)|Typhoon Noru]], causing one death.

In November 2023, a [[United States Air Force]] [[V-22 Osprey]] crashed off the coast of Yakushima, killing seven crew members, with one crewmember going missing.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Hida |first1=Hikari |last2=Yoon |first2=John |date=4 December 2023 |title=5 Bodies Found After Days of Searching for U.S. Military Aircraft in Japan |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/04/world/asia/us-osprey-crash-japan.html |access-date= |website=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 December 2023 |title=Divers have found wreckage, 5 remains from Osprey aircraft that crashed off Japan, US Air Force says |url=https://apnews.com/article/japan-us-military-osprey-crash-search-a899abbe07447607813302ef06881424 |access-date=4 December 2023 |website=AP News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Novelly |first=Thomas |date=4 December 2023 |title=Remains Found of 5 More Air Force Crew Members Recovered After Osprey Crash Off Japan Coast |url=https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/12/04/remains-found-of-5-more-air-force-crew-members-recovered-after-osprey-crash-off-japan-coast.html |access-date=4 December 2023 |website=Military.com }}</ref>

==Demographics and economics==
The population of Yakushima reached a peak in 1960, with 24,010 inhabitants.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}} It thereafter declined until about 1995 but has subsequently stabilized at 12,053 inhabitants as of 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=General Information |url=https://www.town.yakushima.kagoshima.jp/en/e-tourism/e-village/ |access-date=27 April 2025 |website=Yakushima Town}}</ref>

Traditionally, the economic mainstays of the population were forestry and the export of wood products (principally cedar [[roof shingle]]s), and [[commercial fishing]]. Cultivation of oranges and tea, the distilling of [[shōchū]], and tourism are now the main sources of income. {{citation needed|date=November 2020}}

==Flora and fauna==
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Yakushima contains one of the largest tracts of existing [[Nansei Islands subtropical evergreen forests]], an endangered [[habitat]] [[ecoregion]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Nansei Islands subtropical evergreen forests|url=http://www.globalspecies.org/ecoregions/display/IM0170|website=Global Species|publisher=Myers Enterprises II|access-date=23 July 2017}}</ref> The only large animals indigenous to the island are [[Yakushima macaque]]s and a variety of [[sika deer]]. The [[Japanese raccoon dog]] is also a common animal but is not native to the island.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fukushima |first1=Shingo |title=Raccoon dogs on Yakushima isle preying on baby sea turtles |url=https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16076369 |access-date=21 October 2025 |work=The Asahi Shimbun |date=19 October 2025}}</ref> [[Japanese weasel]]s (''Mustela itatsi'') may also be seen from time to time. The island is a spawning ground for migratory [[Loggerhead sea turtle|loggerhead]] turtles, and [[dolphin]]s are to be found offshore. The coastal areas have [[coral reef]]s in places, although to a much lesser extent than are found farther south in the islands of [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]]. Yakushima, along with neighbouring Tanegashima, has been recognised as an [[Important Bird Area]] by [[BirdLife International]], because they support populations of [[Japanese wood pigeon]]s, [[Ryukyu green pigeon]]s, and [[Ryukyu robin]]s.<ref name=bli>{{cite web |url=http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yakushima-and-tanegashima-islands-iba-japan|title= Yakushima and Tanegashima islands|author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2021|website= BirdLife Data Zone|publisher= BirdLife International|access-date= 7 February 2021}}</ref>

Yakushima is known for its lush vegetation. Most of the island has at one time or another been logged (dating back at least to the early [[Edo period]]) but has been extensively replanted and reseeded since logging ended in the late 1960s, at which time a conservation regime was established. In addition to this secondary forest, there are some remaining areas of [[primary forest]], composed mainly of a variety of ''[[Cryptomeria japonica]]'', or Japanese cedar, called {{nihongo| ''[[yakusugi]]'' |屋久杉|}}, the best-known single example of which is {{nihongo|[[Jōmon Sugi]]|縄文杉|}}, as its age is estimated to date to at least the [[Jōmon period]] of Japanese history, 2,300 years ago. In addition, the island lists over 50 varieties of endemic flowers, notably [[rhododendrons]], and hundreds of rare endemic ''[[Bryophyte|Bryophyta]]'', as well as a number of endemic trees.

{{multiple image
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 | image1   = Shiratani Unsui Gorge 17.jpg
 | width1   = 200
 | caption1 = Shiratani Unsuikyo valley [[:ja:白谷雲水峡]] (900m altitude)
 | image2   = Forest in Yakushima 61.jpg
 | width2   = 200
 | caption2 = Temperate forest near Yodogawa hut (1,400m altitude)
 | image3   = Kohananoego Wetland 07.jpg
 | width3   = 200
 | caption3 = Kohananoe River in the high marshland (1,600m altitude)
 | image4   = Forest in Yakushima 67.jpg
 | width4   = 200
 | caption4 = Sub-alpine vegetation, such as Yakushima rhododendron, at Kuromidake [[:ja:黒味岳]] (1,800m altitude)
}}

==Climate==
Yakushima has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfa'') with hot, humid summers and mild winters. Precipitation is extremely heavy, with at least {{convert|250|mm|in}} in each month and as much as {{convert|773|mm|in}} in June alone. Yakushima is Japan's wettest place,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.climate-charts.com/Countries/JAPAN.html|title=Japan Climate Charts Index}}</ref> and annual precipitation there is one of the world's highest, at {{Convert|4000|to|10000|mm|abbr=on}}. There are drier periods in autumn and winter, while the heaviest downpours occur in spring and summer, often accompanied by landslides.{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}} It is the southernmost place in Japan where there is snow in the mountains, often for months, while the ocean temperature is never below {{Convert|19|C}}{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}}
{{Weather box
|location = Yakushima (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1937–present)
|single line = Y
|metric first = Y
|Jan record high C = 25.3
|Feb record high C = 26.1
|Mar record high C = 29.6
|Apr record high C = 29.8
|May record high C = 31.9
|Jun record high C = 34.8
|Jul record high C = 35.2
|Aug record high C = 35.4
|Sep record high C = 34.7
|Oct record high C = 31.3
|Nov record high C = 32.2
|Dec record high C = 26.6
|Jan record low C = 1.0
|Feb record low C = 0.7
|Mar record low C = 1.5
|Apr record low C = 4.5
|May record low C = 10.1
|Jun record low C = 13.7
|Jul record low C = 18.3
|Aug record low C = 19.6
|Sep record low C = 15.2
|Oct record low C = 9.1
|Nov record low C = 5.6
|Dec record low C = 2.2
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 294.6
|Feb precipitation mm = 289.2
|Mar precipitation mm = 387.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 405.5
|May precipitation mm = 444.1
|Jun precipitation mm = 860.3
|Jul precipitation mm = 362.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 256.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 450.7
|Oct precipitation mm = 309.9
|Nov precipitation mm = 309.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 281.8
|year precipitation mm = 4651.7
|Jan mean C = 11.8
|Feb mean C = 12.3
|Mar mean C = 14.6
|Apr mean C = 17.8
|May mean C = 21.0
|Jun mean C = 23.7
|Jul mean C = 27.0
|Aug mean C = 27.5
|Sep mean C = 25.7
|Oct mean C = 22.2
|Nov mean C = 18.2
|Dec mean C = 13.9
|year mean C = 19.6
|Jan high C = 14.7
|Feb high C = 15.5
|Mar high C = 18.0
|Apr high C = 21.4
|May high C = 24.5
|Jun high C = 26.9
|Jul high C = 30.5
|Aug high C = 30.9
|Sep high C = 28.9
|Oct high C = 25.2
|Nov high C = 21.2
|Dec high C = 16.8
|year high C = 22.9
|Jan low C = 8.9
|Feb low C = 9.2
|Mar low C = 11.3
|Apr low C = 14.2
|May low C = 17.5
|Jun low C = 21.0
|Jul low C = 23.9
|Aug low C = 24.6
|Sep low C = 22.8
|Oct low C = 19.4
|Nov low C = 15.2
|Dec low C = 11.0
|year low C = 16.6
|Jan humidity = 68
|Feb humidity = 68
|Mar humidity = 69
|Apr humidity = 71
|May humidity = 76
|Jun humidity = 85
|Jul humidity = 83
|Aug humidity = 82
|Sep humidity = 81
|Oct humidity = 74
|Nov humidity = 71
|Dec humidity = 69
|year humidity = 75
|Jan sun = 74.9
|Feb sun = 83.2
|Mar sun = 117.9
|Apr sun = 146.2
|May sun = 152.7
|Jun sun = 100.0
|Jul sun = 209.9
|Aug sun = 201.3
|Sep sun = 139.8
|Oct sun = 115.9
|Nov sun = 97.3
|Dec sun = 78.8
|year sun = 1515.8
|Jan snow cm = 0
|Feb snow cm = 0
|Mar snow cm = 0
|Apr snow cm = 0
|May snow cm = 0
|Jun snow cm = 0
|Jul snow cm = 0
|Aug snow cm = 0
|Sep snow cm = 0
|Oct snow cm = 0
|Nov snow cm = 0
|Dec snow cm = 0
|year snow cm = 0
|unit precipitation days = 0.5 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 17.2
|Feb precipitation days = 15.2
|Mar precipitation days = 16.2
|Apr precipitation days = 13.5
|May precipitation days = 13.7
|Jun precipitation days = 19.6
|Jul precipitation days = 12.5
|Aug precipitation days = 14.6
|Sep precipitation days = 15.5
|Oct precipitation days = 12.8
|Nov precipitation days = 12.8
|Dec precipitation days = 15.8
|year precipitation days = 179.3
|source 1 = Japan Meteorological Agency<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/index.php?prec_no=88&block_no=47836&year=&month=&day=&view=
|script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値(年・月ごとの値)
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency]]
| access-date = 19 May 2021}}</ref>
}}
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{{Graph:Weather monthly history
| table=Ncei.noaa.gov/weather/Yakushima.tab
| title=Yakushima temperature
}}

===Pollution===
According to a disputed theory published in a 2009 paper,<ref>:[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/225784983_Environmental_factors_influencing_the_load_of_long-range_transported_air_pollutants_on_Pinus_amamiana_in_Yakushima_Island_Japan Environmental factors influencing the load of long-range transported air pollutants on ''Pinus amamiana'' in Yakushima Island, Japan]." In: January 2009 Ecological Research 25(1):233–243.</ref> airborne pollutants from China may have affected the [[Pinus amamiana|Yakushima white pine]].<ref name=NTY42413>{{cite news|title=Scientist Says Pollution from China Is Killing a Japanese Island's Trees|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/25/world/asia/japanese-scientist-blames-china-for-yakushimas-dying-trees.html|access-date=25 April 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=24 April 2013|author=Martin Fackler}}</ref>

==Transportation==
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===Airport===
[[Yakushima Airport]] (KUM) is the only airfield serving the island.

===Ferries===
Tanegayaku High Speed Ship [[Boeing 929|Jetfoil]] "Toppy" "Rocket"
* Kagoshima Port, Minato Pier, Kagoshima City – Ibusuki Port (Ibusuki City) in [[Tanegashima]], Nishinoomote Port (Nishinoomote City), Yakushima, Miyanoura Port, or Anbo Port.

====Other====
* Orita Kisen "Ferry Yakushima 2"
** Kagoshima Minato-ku Minami Pier-Yakushima / Miyanoura Port
* Kagoshima Merchant Ship & Shinyashiki Shoji Ferry "Haibisukasu" [40]
** Taniyama Port 2 Ward (Kagoshima City) – Tanegashima Nishinoomote Port (Nishinoomote City) – Yakushima Miyanoura Port
* Yakushima Town "Ferry Taiyo"
** Kuchinoerabujima – Yakushima / Miyanoura Port – Tanegashima / Shimama Port (Minamitanemachi)

===Railway===
The last operating [[Narrow-gauge railway|narrow-gauge]] (762mm gauge) timber railway in Japan is on the island, but it only transports freight.

==Hot springs==
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There are several [[onsen]] (hot springs) on Yakushima:
{{div col}}
* Hirauchi underwater hot spring
* Jomon no Yado Manten
* Onoma Onsen
* Oura hot spring
* Yakushima Onsen
* Yodogawa Onsen
* Yudomari Onsen
* Yunoko no Yu
{{div col end}}

==In popular culture==
* The forests of Yakushima inspired the forest setting in [[Hayao Miyazaki]]'s film ''[[Princess Mononoke]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jal.com/world/en/guidetojapan/world_heritage/yakushima/description/|title=World Heritage – Yakushima|publisher=Japan Airlines|access-date=15 August 2008}}</ref>
* Yakushima is the inspiration behind the forest of Dremuchij in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]''.<ref name="munishinobu">[http://muni_shinobu.webs.com/mgs3/commentary2.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203014348/http://muni_shinobu.webs.com/mgs3/commentary2.html |date=3 December 2013 }}, Hideo Kojima offers insight and commentary on Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.</ref>
* The fictional characters Jun and [[Jin Kazama]] of ''[[Tekken]]'' lived on Yakushima.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Playstation/鉄拳2-TEKKEN2- {{!}} バンダイナムコゲームス公式サイト |url=https://www.bandainamcoent.co.jp/cs/list/tekken2/ |access-date=30 August 2023 |website=bandainamcoent.co.jp}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Tekken 5: Jin Prologue and Epilogue |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcKZ137zijs |access-date=30 August 2023}}</ref>
* The landscapes in ''[[Oni: Thunder God's Tale]]'' are inspired by Yakushima's forests.<ref>[https://www.animationscoop.com/interview-the-might-and-heart-of-oni-thunder-gods-tale] Interview the might and heart of Oni: Thunder God's Tale</ref>
* The main setting of episodes 1153 and 1154 of ''[[Detective Conan]]'' is Yakushima, where a murder takes place deep in the forest near the ancient [[Jōmon Sugi]].<ref>[https://www.ytv.co.jp/conan/archive/k20250215.html] [https://www.ytv.co.jp/conan/archive/k20250222.html] Detective Conan Case File</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of World Heritage Sites in Japan]]
* [[List of national parks of Japan]]

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

==References==
* Witham, Clive. ''Yakushima: A Yakumonkey Guide''. Siesta Press. (2009) {{ISBN|0956150705}}

==External links==
{{EB1911 poster|Yaku-shima}}
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{{wikivoyage|Yakushima}}
* [https://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=662 UNESCO World Heritage Site Entry]

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