Hiking Yakushima, Japan: forests, monkeys and mountains on island that inspired a Hayao Miyazaki film
Most of Yakushima was logged at some point, starting early in Japan’s Edo period (1603-1867), but the forest has been conscientiously replanted since logging ended in the late 1960s. The author hikes up a trail in Yakushima. Photo: Fiona Ching Now the circular island is a protected national park criss-crossed by hiking trails and dotted … Read more
