This small island south of Kyushu is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and deservedly so. Traversing it on foot in four days, I came across sandy beaches, mangroves, mountain peaks, 3000-year old cedars, moss-covered ravines, waterfalls, and most importantly, monkeys. http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG1718-00096-copy/297098814_R9QHA-Ti-1.jpg http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/gallery/4963514_pCbzv/ 2008-05-18T00:53:08Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com">cabledetached</a><br />dawn over miyanoura port</p><p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/4963514_pCbzv#297098814_R9QHA" title="dawn over miyanoura port"><img src="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG1718-00096-copy/297098814_R9QHA-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="dawn over miyanoura port" title="dawn over miyanoura port" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-22T14:52:28Z cabledetached http://cabledetached.smugmug.com http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG1718-00096-copy/297098814_R9QHA-Th-1.jpg 2008-04-30 05:28:49 <p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com">cabledetached</a><br />sunrise over miyanoura port</p><p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/4963514_pCbzv#297098835_D8g65" title="sunrise over miyanoura port"><img src="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG1726-00224-copy/297098835_D8g65-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="sunrise over miyanoura port" title="sunrise over miyanoura port" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-22T14:56:38Z cabledetached http://cabledetached.smugmug.com http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG1726-00224-copy/297098835_D8g65-Th-1.jpg 2008-04-30 05:48:24 <p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com">cabledetached</a><br />iron and gold</p><p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/4963514_pCbzv#297098856_q4axM" title="iron and gold"><img src="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG1732-00064-copy/297098856_q4axM-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="iron and gold" title="iron and gold" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-22T14:39:57Z cabledetached http://cabledetached.smugmug.com http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG1732-00064-copy/297098856_q4axM-Th-1.jpg 2008-04-30 05:59:54 <p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com">cabledetached</a><br />in summer, sea turtles nest on this beach.</p><p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/4963514_pCbzv#297098875_kWehT" title="in summer, sea turtles nest on this beach."><img src="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG1815-00112-copy/297098875_kWehT-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="in summer, sea turtles nest on this beach." title="in summer, sea turtles nest on this beach." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-22T15:53:48Z cabledetached http://cabledetached.smugmug.com http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG1815-00112-copy/297098875_kWehT-Th-1.jpg 2008-04-30 15:22:59 <p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com">cabledetached</a><br />sand castle in the harsh mid-day light</p><p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/4963514_pCbzv#297098907_YFHbt" title="sand castle in the harsh mid-day light"><img src="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG1832-00128-copy/297098907_YFHbt-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="sand castle in the harsh mid-day light" title="sand castle in the harsh mid-day light" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-22T14:37:10Z cabledetached http://cabledetached.smugmug.com http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG1832-00128-copy/297098907_YFHbt-Th-1.jpg 2008-04-30 15:35:39 <p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com">cabledetached</a><br />sand castle, lone swimmer</p><p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/4963514_pCbzv#297098932_jyQjD" title="sand castle, lone swimmer"><img src="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG1838-00224-copy/297098932_jyQjD-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="sand castle, lone swimmer" title="sand castle, lone swimmer" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-22T14:33:57Z cabledetached http://cabledetached.smugmug.com http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG1838-00224-copy/297098932_jyQjD-Th-1.jpg 2008-05-01 00:38:00 <p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com">cabledetached</a><br />on the first day of my trek, it rained so hard that i hardly had a chance to take out the camera. i took this from under an overhang at yakusugi-land, a nature preserve containing some of t ...</p><p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/4963514_pCbzv#297098955_zSyfX" title="on the first day of my trek, it rained so hard that i hardly had a chance to take out the camera. i took this from under an overhang at yakusugi-land, a nature preserve containing some of t ..."><img src="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG1844-00064-copy/297098955_zSyfX-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="on the first day of my trek, it rained so hard that i hardly had a chance to take out the camera. i took this from under an overhang at yakusugi-land, a nature preserve containing some of t ..." title="on the first day of my trek, it rained so hard that i hardly had a chance to take out the camera. i took this from under an overhang at yakusugi-land, a nature preserve containing some of t ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-22T14:48:58Z cabledetached http://cabledetached.smugmug.com http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG1844-00064-copy/297098955_zSyfX-Th-1.jpg 2008-05-01 10:43:55 <p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com">cabledetached</a><br />hananoego marsh, about half-way up mount miyanoura.</p><p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/4963514_pCbzv#297098977_g7c6x" title="hananoego marsh, about half-way up mount miyanoura."><img src="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG1881-00144-copy/297098977_g7c6x-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="hananoego marsh, about half-way up mount miyanoura." title="hananoego marsh, about half-way up mount miyanoura." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-22T14:51:31Z cabledetached http://cabledetached.smugmug.com http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG1881-00144-copy/297098977_g7c6x-Th-1.jpg 2008-05-02 09:16:39 <p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com">cabledetached</a><br />hananoego marsh in a light drizzle</p><p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/4963514_pCbzv#297098990_eDcKq" title="hananoego marsh in a light drizzle"><img src="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG1883-00176-copy/297098990_eDcKq-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="hananoego marsh in a light drizzle" title="hananoego marsh in a light drizzle" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-22T14:35:20Z cabledetached http://cabledetached.smugmug.com http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG1883-00176-copy/297098990_eDcKq-Th-1.jpg 2008-05-02 09:17:37 <p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com">cabledetached</a><br />view from the top of miyanoura-dake, at 1935m (6348ft) the tallest peak on yakushima (and all of kyushu, for that matter).</p><p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/4963514_pCbzv#297099011_2pL6r" title="view from the top of miyanoura-dake, at 1935m (6348ft) the tallest peak on yakushima (and all of kyushu, for that matter)."><img src="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG1935-00240-copy/297099011_2pL6r-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="view from the top of miyanoura-dake, at 1935m (6348ft) the tallest peak on yakushima (and all of kyushu, for that matter)." title="view from the top of miyanoura-dake, at 1935m (6348ft) the tallest peak on yakushima (and all of kyushu, for that matter)." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-22T14:30:55Z cabledetached http://cabledetached.smugmug.com http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG1935-00240-copy/297099011_2pL6r-Th-1.jpg 2008-05-02 12:30:13 <p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com">cabledetached</a><br />on the way down the mountain</p><p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/4963514_pCbzv#297099023_m8K9u" title="on the way down the mountain"><img src="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG1946-00160-copy/297099023_m8K9u-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="on the way down the mountain" title="on the way down the mountain" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-22T14:46:45Z cabledetached http://cabledetached.smugmug.com http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG1946-00160-copy/297099023_m8K9u-Th-1.jpg 2008-05-02 12:57:21 <p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com">cabledetached</a> </p><p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/4963514_pCbzv#297099032_AExfd" title="cabledetached's photo"><img src="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG1982-00224-copy/297099032_AExfd-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="cabledetached's photo" title="cabledetached's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-22T14:52:31Z cabledetached http://cabledetached.smugmug.com http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG1982-00224-copy/297099032_AExfd-Th-1.jpg 2008-05-02 14:22:28 <p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com">cabledetached</a><br />the climb was no picnic for an amateur like me, but the views were well worth it.</p><p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/4963514_pCbzv#297099056_yrR2P" title="the climb was no picnic for an amateur like me, but the views were well worth it."><img src="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG1986-00032-copy/297099056_yrR2P-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="the climb was no picnic for an amateur like me, but the views were well worth it." title="the climb was no picnic for an amateur like me, but the views were well worth it." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-22T14:33:40Z cabledetached http://cabledetached.smugmug.com http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG1986-00032-copy/297099056_yrR2P-Th-1.jpg 2008-05-02 14:30:24 <p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com">cabledetached</a><br />i made it to the shin-takatsuka mountain hut around dusk, and had time to take a few shots around the hut, including this one.</p><p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/4963514_pCbzv#297099075_Voqix" title="i made it to the shin-takatsuka mountain hut around dusk, and had time to take a few shots around the hut, including this one."><img src="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2029-00208-copy/297099075_Voqix-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="i made it to the shin-takatsuka mountain hut around dusk, and had time to take a few shots around the hut, including this one." title="i made it to the shin-takatsuka mountain hut around dusk, and had time to take a few shots around the hut, including this one." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-22T14:47:54Z cabledetached http://cabledetached.smugmug.com http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2029-00208-copy/297099075_Voqix-Th-1.jpg 2008-05-02 17:35:46 <p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com">cabledetached</a> </p><p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/4963514_pCbzv#297099095_zAPkz" title="cabledetached's photo"><img src="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2035-00048-copy/297099095_zAPkz-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="cabledetached's photo" title="cabledetached's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-22T14:52:48Z cabledetached http://cabledetached.smugmug.com http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2035-00048-copy/297099095_zAPkz-Th-1.jpg 2008-05-02 17:41:47 <p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com">cabledetached</a><br />yakushima is crawling with miniature deer</p><p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/4963514_pCbzv#297099118_ru4Kr" title="yakushima is crawling with miniature deer"><img src="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2039-00112-copy/297099118_ru4Kr-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="yakushima is crawling with miniature deer" title="yakushima is crawling with miniature deer" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-22T15:25:30Z cabledetached http://cabledetached.smugmug.com http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2039-00112-copy/297099118_ru4Kr-Th-1.jpg 2008-05-03 02:46:00 <p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com">cabledetached</a><br />i love this tree; there is something anthropomorphic about it.</p><p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/4963514_pCbzv#297099139_BKHVw" title="i love this tree; there is something anthropomorphic about it."><img src="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2046-00224-copy/297099139_BKHVw-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="i love this tree; there is something anthropomorphic about it." title="i love this tree; there is something anthropomorphic about it." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-22T14:39:35Z cabledetached http://cabledetached.smugmug.com http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2046-00224-copy/297099139_BKHVw-Th-1.jpg 2008-05-02 17:55:49 <p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com">cabledetached</a><br />the shiratani ravine is like another world. i'd never seen so much moss.</p><p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/4963514_pCbzv#297099156_CECGA" title="the shiratani ravine is like another world. i'd never seen so much moss."><img src="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2099-00048-copy/297099156_CECGA-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="the shiratani ravine is like another world. i'd never seen so much moss." title="the shiratani ravine is like another world. i'd never seen so much moss." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-22T15:08:01Z cabledetached http://cabledetached.smugmug.com http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2099-00048-copy/297099156_CECGA-Th-1.jpg 2008-05-03 09:11:36 <p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com">cabledetached</a><br />my favorite spot on the whole island, near around dusk.</p><p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/4963514_pCbzv#297099182_kSoYa" title="my favorite spot on the whole island, near around dusk."><img src="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2191-00240-copy/297099182_kSoYa-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="my favorite spot on the whole island, near around dusk." title="my favorite spot on the whole island, near around dusk." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-19T05:03:30Z cabledetached http://cabledetached.smugmug.com http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2191-00240-copy/297099182_kSoYa-Th-1.jpg 2008-05-03 16:35:35 <p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com">cabledetached</a><br />after taking this shot, i tried to cross those fallen branches to get a better look at the small waterfall on the other side. i slipped on a moss-covered stone and ended up in the stream.</p><p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/4963514_pCbzv#297099204_DycjD" title="after taking this shot, i tried to cross those fallen branches to get a better look at the small waterfall on the other side. i slipped on a moss-covered stone and ended up in the stream."><img src="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2193-00016-copy/297099204_DycjD-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="after taking this shot, i tried to cross those fallen branches to get a better look at the small waterfall on the other side. i slipped on a moss-covered stone and ended up in the stream." title="after taking this shot, i tried to cross those fallen branches to get a better look at the small waterfall on the other side. i slipped on a moss-covered stone and ended up in the stream." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-22T14:49:21Z cabledetached http://cabledetached.smugmug.com http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2193-00016-copy/297099204_DycjD-Th-1.jpg 2008-05-03 16:40:05 <p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com">cabledetached</a><br />big, fat ,mossy trunk</p><p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/4963514_pCbzv#297099218_3imEj" title="big, fat ,mossy trunk"><img src="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2205-00208-copy/297099218_3imEj-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="big, fat ,mossy trunk" title="big, fat ,mossy trunk" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-22T14:36:35Z cabledetached http://cabledetached.smugmug.com http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2205-00208-copy/297099218_3imEj-Th-1.jpg 2008-05-03 18:23:01 <p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com">cabledetached</a><br />part of the trail going through the shiratani ravine</p><p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/4963514_pCbzv#297099238_jRKzu" title="part of the trail going through the shiratani ravine"><img src="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2214-00096-copy/297099238_jRKzu-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="part of the trail going through the shiratani ravine" title="part of the trail going through the shiratani ravine" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-22T15:52:02Z cabledetached http://cabledetached.smugmug.com http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2214-00096-copy/297099238_jRKzu-Th-1.jpg 2008-05-04 05:54:02 <p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com">cabledetached</a><br />old, mossy cedar</p><p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/4963514_pCbzv#297099256_nBXby" title="old, mossy cedar"><img src="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2215-00112-copy/297099256_nBXby-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="old, mossy cedar" title="old, mossy cedar" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-22T14:37:31Z cabledetached http://cabledetached.smugmug.com http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2215-00112-copy/297099256_nBXby-Th-1.jpg 2008-05-04 05:57:21 <p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com">cabledetached</a><br />my favorite tree on the whole island, around dawn.</p><p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/4963514_pCbzv#297099281_6WU7E" title="my favorite tree on the whole island, around dawn."><img src="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2216-00128-copy/297099281_6WU7E-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="my favorite tree on the whole island, around dawn." title="my favorite tree on the whole island, around dawn." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-22T15:04:38Z cabledetached http://cabledetached.smugmug.com http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2216-00128-copy/297099281_6WU7E-Th-1.jpg 2008-05-04 06:00:32 <p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com">cabledetached</a><br />stump or trunk?</p><p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/4963514_pCbzv#297099300_QCXNZ" title="stump or trunk?"><img src="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2217-00144-copy/297099300_QCXNZ-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="stump or trunk?" title="stump or trunk?" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-22T14:51:43Z cabledetached http://cabledetached.smugmug.com http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2217-00144-copy/297099300_QCXNZ-Th-1.jpg 2008-05-04 15:05:00 <p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com">cabledetached</a> </p><p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/4963514_pCbzv#297099312_a8PUc" title="cabledetached's photo"><img src="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2225-00016-copy/297099312_a8PUc-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="cabledetached's photo" title="cabledetached's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-22T14:43:54Z cabledetached http://cabledetached.smugmug.com http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2225-00016-copy/297099312_a8PUc-Th-1.jpg 2008-05-04 06:43:16 <p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com">cabledetached</a><br />there are tons of streams all over yakushima. when it rains (which is more often than anywhere else in japan), many of the trails effectively turn into streams.</p><p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/4963514_pCbzv#297099335_MXtyH" title="there are tons of streams all over yakushima. when it rains (which is more often than anywhere else in japan), many of the trails effectively turn into streams."><img src="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2236-00192-copy/297099335_MXtyH-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="there are tons of streams all over yakushima. when it rains (which is more often than anywhere else in japan), many of the trails effectively turn into streams." title="there are tons of streams all over yakushima. when it rains (which is more often than anywhere else in japan), many of the trails effectively turn into streams." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-22T14:39:28Z cabledetached http://cabledetached.smugmug.com http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2236-00192-copy/297099335_MXtyH-Th-1.jpg 2008-05-04 07:15:50 <p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com">cabledetached</a> </p><p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/4963514_pCbzv#297099356_wgaSm" title="cabledetached's photo"><img src="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2239-00240-copy/297099356_wgaSm-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="cabledetached's photo" title="cabledetached's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-22T14:39:04Z cabledetached http://cabledetached.smugmug.com http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2239-00240-copy/297099356_wgaSm-Th-1.jpg 2008-05-04 07:21:41 <p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com">cabledetached</a><br />this is one of the 2000+ year-old cedars. anything under 1000 years on this island is called a "baby cedar".</p><p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/4963514_pCbzv#297099372_uq6jq" title="this is one of the 2000+ year-old cedars. anything under 1000 years on this island is called a "baby cedar"."><img src="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2240-00000-copy/297099372_uq6jq-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="this is one of the 2000+ year-old cedars. anything under 1000 years on this island is called a "baby cedar"." title="this is one of the 2000+ year-old cedars. anything under 1000 years on this island is called a "baby cedar"." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-22T14:52:52Z cabledetached http://cabledetached.smugmug.com http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2240-00000-copy/297099372_uq6jq-Th-1.jpg 2008-05-04 07:25:12 <p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com">cabledetached</a><br />splashy fall</p><p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/4963514_pCbzv#297099392_BnDji" title="splashy fall"><img src="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2248-00128-copy/297099392_BnDji-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="splashy fall" title="splashy fall" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-22T14:54:05Z cabledetached http://cabledetached.smugmug.com http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2248-00128-copy/297099392_BnDji-Th-1.jpg 2008-05-04 07:41:11 <p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com">cabledetached</a><br />gnarly roots</p><p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/4963514_pCbzv#297099418_HQSXz" title="gnarly roots"><img src="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2257-00016-copy/297099418_HQSXz-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="gnarly roots" title="gnarly roots" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-22T14:56:23Z cabledetached http://cabledetached.smugmug.com http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2257-00016-copy/297099418_HQSXz-Th-1.jpg 2008-05-04 08:15:53 <p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com">cabledetached</a><br />tight grip</p><p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/4963514_pCbzv#297099437_5dewL" title="tight grip"><img src="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2263-00112-copy/297099437_5dewL-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="tight grip" title="tight grip" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-22T15:06:16Z cabledetached http://cabledetached.smugmug.com http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2263-00112-copy/297099437_5dewL-Th-1.jpg 2008-05-04 08:18:31 <p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com">cabledetached</a><br />monkey on the side of the road, on the western part of the island</p><p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/4963514_pCbzv#297099451_mXXqP" title="monkey on the side of the road, on the western part of the island"><img src="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2345-00144-copy/297099451_mXXqP-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="monkey on the side of the road, on the western part of the island" title="monkey on the side of the road, on the western part of the island" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-22T14:45:04Z cabledetached http://cabledetached.smugmug.com http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2345-00144-copy/297099451_mXXqP-Th-1.jpg 2008-05-05 16:18:09 <p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com">cabledetached</a><br />yaku-monkey</p><p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/4963514_pCbzv#297099469_ysFJk" title="yaku-monkey"><img src="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2351-00240-copy/297099469_ysFJk-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="yaku-monkey" title="yaku-monkey" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-22T14:32:22Z cabledetached http://cabledetached.smugmug.com http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2351-00240-copy/297099469_ysFJk-Th-1.jpg 2008-05-05 16:22:06 <p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com">cabledetached</a><br />grooming</p><p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/4963514_pCbzv#297099487_5BLGf" title="grooming"><img src="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2380-00192-copy/297099487_5BLGf-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="grooming" title="grooming" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-22T14:29:21Z cabledetached http://cabledetached.smugmug.com http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2380-00192-copy/297099487_5BLGf-Th-1.jpg 2008-05-05 16:26:46 <p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com">cabledetached</a><br />another volcanic island, about 12km northwest of yakushima.</p><p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/4963514_pCbzv#297099506_gw4xF" title="another volcanic island, about 12km northwest of yakushima."><img src="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2412-00192-copy/297099506_gw4xF-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="another volcanic island, about 12km northwest of yakushima." title="another volcanic island, about 12km northwest of yakushima." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-22T14:48:02Z cabledetached http://cabledetached.smugmug.com http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2412-00192-copy/297099506_gw4xF-Th-1.jpg 2008-05-05 16:50:45 <p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com">cabledetached</a><br />sakurajima is japan's most active volcano.</p><p><a href="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/4963514_pCbzv#297099523_8JFYQ" title="sakurajima is japan's most active volcano."><img src="http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2417-00016-copy/297099523_8JFYQ-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="sakurajima is japan's most active volcano." title="sakurajima is japan's most active volcano." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-22T14:58:31Z cabledetached http://cabledetached.smugmug.com http://cabledetached.smugmug.com/Mostly-Places/Yakushima/IMG2417-00016-copy/297099523_8JFYQ-Th-1.jpg 2008-05-06 15:38:04