Yakushima
Yakushima is one of the Ōsumi Islands belonging to Kagoshima
Prefecture, Japan. The island, 504.88 km2 in area, has a population of
13,178. Access to the island is by hydrofoil ferry (7 or 8 times a day
from Kagoshima), slow car ferry (once or twice a day from Kagoshima),
or by air to Yakushima Airport (5 times daily from Kagoshima, once daily
from Fukuoka and once daily from Osaka).
Administratively, the whole island is the town of Yakushima. The town
also serves neighbouring Kuchinoerabujima. The majority of the island
is within the borders of the Kirishima-Yaku National Park.