Miyanoura is a quiet, low-rise port and is the gateway to Yakushima Island’s renowned forest-clad mountains. This 90% forested island is also known for its abundant rainfall, which is said to fall “35 days a month".
The ports ecosystem and natural beauty fostered by this unique natural environment led to the island’s registration as Japan’s first World Natural Heritage site in 1993. Choose from a range of hiking trails suitable for all levels, and head into the primaeval rainforests to find ancient cedar trees, bubbling streams and tumbling waterfalls.
