Travel Blog Photos from Yakushima (17)
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![]() | Yakushima, Japan |
The Gods must really love me. I mustve been a saint or something in a past life. That or my guardian angel mustve bribed them. I am in the most beautiful place I think I have ever been to. Today I woke up to find the miserable rain had completely vanished ...
... And I actually got a bit sunburnt - in Japan! I mean, really it was a pretty weak effort, nothing compared to the power of Perth sun, but you have to give it to it for trying. Yakushima = Brilliance. Go there. Dont hesitate. Just do it. No question. Fully.
... and ferry rides, and massacreing a large portion of my wallet in the process, I arrived in the exotic mountainous jungle island of Yakushima. It looks like the island in Jurassic Park, and I am half expecting to see a velocre raptor dart pass. The natural ...
... able to meet so many more people. Most of the friends I have made are Japanese - which would make sense considering I am in Japan. Its great to spend time with the people who live in this culture, as oppose to only other outsiders. You feel less like a ...
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Yakushima / Slow train pass help
Posted on Jun 11, 2009, 13:44:51
Yeah I knew about the ferry just couldn't figure out how to get to Kagoshima. Well Louise I know Yakushima is hard to find, its an island south of Kyushu. heres a map It's going to be awesome, I had learned of the island from someone who had ...
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Yakushima / Slow train pass help
Posted on Jun 9, 2009, 17:33:48
Hello, I am looking into different ways of getting myself to Yakushima from Tokyo, basically I want the cheapest way possible, I have even considered Hitch Hiking. haha. I have found this Rail Pass which is called Seishun 18 apparently its only on slow ...
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Yakushima / Slow train pass help
Posted on Jun 10, 2009, 16:08:45
Wait a sec, I can't find Yakushima on a map... But I saw this on Wikitravel: There is a (charmingly small) airport with direct flights to/from Kagoshima. There are ferry connections to Kagoshima and Shimama. The "Toppy"[1] and " ...
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Yakushima / Slow train pass help
Posted on Jun 10, 2009, 23:12:18
... train. I think you will have a great trip and from what I can tell on the map of the website, the Seishun definitely appears to go to Kagoshima. Yakushima island also looks like an awesome place and I assume you will try to take a ferry from Kagoshima?
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