Japan (March 29 - April 8, 2017): Yakushima
and Kyushu
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is a slice across a photo of the forest below Kuromi-dake
in Yakushima.]
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My main goal on this trip was to do a
series a day hikes in the mountains in Yakushima and
Kyushu in southern Japan. Kyushu is Japan′s third-largest island, and its
most populous city, Fukuoka, is Japan′s fourth. The island is home to
many volcanoes, including Aso-san, one of the largest active volcanoes in the
world. In contrast, Yakushima is a small, round
island with a diameter of 28km. Although it is only 60km south of Kyushu, it is
a different world. With a granite bedrock, it hosts no active volcano. Instead,
it boasts a dense concentration of craggy peaks, of which at least 30 rise
above 1000m, with Miyanoura-dake topping them all at
1935m, higher than Kyushu′s highest peak, Naka-dake
(1791m). Its total population is only about 13,000 inhabitants.
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I did two
hikes in Yakushima and three in Kyushu. I also spent
some time in three large cities of Kyushu (Kagoshima, Kumamoto, and Fukuoka).
To see photos of this trip click on the links below.
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