Nagata

Nagata looked down from the summit of Nagatadake.

　Nagata is a residential area far end of the northwest.

Anbo

Anbo from the road anbo koensen-park line.

Anbo is the second largest habit located the east side of the island. It had functioned as a base for the forestry operation of the island. Most part of the forestry management in the island has been conducted by the forestry agency of government. Before turning the conservation, the port Anbo was the embarkation point of the Yakusugi timbers produced inner part of island. For this purpose, a narrow gage rail track was laid along Anbogawa to connect for the deep forest areas a century ago. Also put a village Kosugidani into the forest area, which used as a base for forestry operation. And railways had continued to the nearly summit area. But Kosugidani was closed early seventeens and the activities for cutting down the woods has been almost gone a quarter of a century ago.

Anbo turned to the center of sightseeing. Instead of timber carrier, high-speed boat from Kagoshima carrying visitors is connecting to the pier of the Anbo port. Visitors for forest area such as Yakusugi-land are going up from the road called Anbo park line started at next to Anbo, which had been constructed for the purpose of downing the woods. In early morning of summer, plenty of hikers who want to see the oldest cedar Johmonsugi are taking a bus to approach the trailhead.

Onoaida

Onoaida

Onoaida is located south coastline of the island. Yakushima had two local administrations before the synoecism in 2007. Which made a Yakushima-machi covers the all of island, also on the island Kuchinoerabu. The Yakumachi has been governed for the south area and had the office on Onoaida.

To Travell the south part of the island gives me little bit distinct feelings comparing to the north part. It well explained by a Japanese term Nangoku. Which is used for pointing the mood or the climate belonged the subtropical area of Japan sometimes in sightseeing description. However this term also used for more north areas, basically the islands belonged south-western(Nansei)island chains such as Okinawa are subject of it. Even Yakushima is included the chain, it's considered out of the subjects as usual. Since the island is located on the border zone of the term, southern Yakushima must be the place at where Nangoku mood begins.

Oko no taki

Oko no taki must be the waterfall to where most frequently sightseer visit. Positioned at the terminus of river Oko which streams at the west part of Mt.Nagata dake and running down to sourth west direction. Water is fallen down with 88 meters height little slanted slop.

Senpiro no taki

A mighty natural creation has been put on the river Tainoko which flowing through the south part of island. Water is slipping on a polished granite rock and strike in the bottom of the valley with roaring. With adding a large granite slope located in front of the fall, which is a brilliant landscape worth to visit. Senpiro means a thousand fathoms. Needless to say, the actual height is seen much less than which indicated by the name.

Torooki no taki

The downstream of the Senpirono taki falls directly in the bay at which is known with the name Torooki no taki. However, It doesn't have the notable height, the waterfall attracts many visitors for the rare property of falling into the sea. A trail downing to a viewpoint of the waterfall begins at the side of the road.