| Yakushima* | |
|---|---|
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
 |
|
| State Party |  Japan |
| Type | Natural |
| Criteria | vii, ix |
| Reference | 662 |
| Region† | Asia-Pacific |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 1993 (17th Session) |
| * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. † Region as classified by UNESCO. |
|
Yakushima (屋久島?) is an island of about 500 km² and roughly 15,000 islanders to the south of Kyūshū in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex As of 2008 there are a total of 878 World Heritage Sites located in 145 "State Parties" For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Asia, Australia and the Pacific ( Australia) A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex or Kyushu is the third-largest Island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Vincennes Strait (Yakushima Kaikyō) separates it from Tanegashima. Tanegashima ( Japanese: 種子島 is an Island lying to the south of Kyūshū, south Japan, and is part of the Kagoshima Prefecture The highest point on the island is Miyanoura-dake at 1,935 metres (6,360 ft). It is covered in dense forest noted especially for old growth Cryptomeria trees known as Sugi in Japan and magnificent Rhododendrons. Cryptomeria is a Genus of conifer in the cypress family Cupressaceae formerly belonging to the family Taxodiaceae; it includes
Yakushima's unique remnant of a warm-temperate ancient forest is a natural World Heritage Site since 1993. A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex It is said to rain "35 days a month". Precipitation in Yakushima is one of the world's highest at 4,000 to 10,000 mm. There are in fact dry periods in autumn and winter, while heaviest downpours occur in spring and summer often accompanied by landslides. It is the southernmost place in Japan where there is snow in the mountains, often for months, while the ocean temperature is never below 19°C.
The "pristine" Yakusugi Forest of Manga fame is visited by 300,000 tourists every year. It is said to have inspired the forest setting in Hayao Miyazaki's film Princess Mononoke. is a is a 1997 Japanese Anime film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli. The island was also seen in the 1996 movie Rebirth of Mothra where Mothra Leo laid his cocoons on one of the trees there. Rebirth of Mothra, released in Japan as, is the first in a Trilogy of Kaiju Eiga produced by Toho, in which Mothra About Mothra Since her first film Mothra has been depicted in various stages of the lepidopteran life cycle: Mothra's mammoth egg is decoratively colored
The island has been a test site for Honda's hydrogen fuel cell vehicle research. () is a Multinational corporation, engine Manufacturer and engineering corporation headquartered in Japan. Yakushima's electricity is more than 50% hydroelectric, and surplus power has been used to produce hydrogen gas in a small experiment by Kagoshima University. There are no hydrogen cars stationed on the island but a few electric cars are run by the municipality.
Administratively, the whole island is the town of Yakushima. is a town located in Kumage District, Kagoshima, Japan. The town is on the island of Yakushima and Kuchinoerabujima. The town also serves the neighbouring Kuchinoerabujima. Kuchinoerabu-jima (口永良部島 is a Volcano located in the Ryūkyū Islands, Japan.
Yakushima Airport serves the island. is located on Yakushima in Yakushima Kumage District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
Contents |
In popular culture
- Eiji Miyake, the protagonist of David Mitchell's novel number9dream, is originally from Yakushima. David Mitchell may refer to Media Dave Mitchell (radio personality born 1947 David Mitchell (actor (born 1974 English actor number9dream is the second novel by English author David Mitchell.
- In the Tekken series, after her battle with Devil, Jun Kazama retreats to Yakushima in order to protect her unborn son from his influence. For other meanings see Tekken. Tekken is a Fighting game and is the first of the series of the same name Devil (sometimes called Devil Kazuya) is a character and one of the main antagonists in the Tekken Fighting game series is a fictional character from the Tekken series She is the mother of Jin Kazama. is a fictional character in the Tekken Fighting game series He is one of the most recognizable characters in the series being featured
- In Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 game, Yakushima is used as a vacation place for the Kirijo group. is the third Video game in the Persona console RPG series The game was developed and published by Atlus for the Sony PlayStation 2
Wildlife
- Migratory Sea Turtles
- Deer (Yakushika)
- Monkey, red bottomed macaque
- Tanuki, not a native animal
See also
References
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain. The Yakushima White Pine ( Pinus amamiana) is a native of southern Japan, on the islands of Yakushima and Tanegashima south of The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911 is a 29-volume reference work that marked the beginning of the Encyclopædia Britannica The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone
External links
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic