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21-692: [REDACTED] Look up yaku in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Yaku may refer to: Yakushima , Japan (屋久島), which could be referred to as Yaku Island Yaku, Kagoshima , Japan (屋久町), a town on the island of Yakushima in Kagoshima Prefecture Yaku, Nepal A specific combination of tiles or cards that increases the value of the player's hand in Japanese Mahjong or Koi-Koi Yaku , an unusual low-pressure system in

42-410: A 2009 paper. Yakushima Airport (KUM) is the only airport serving the island. Scheduled commercial flights are operated by Japan Air Commuter , a JAL subsidiary. As of 2019, the runway was in the process of extension from 1500m to 2000m, which would allow jet aircraft to operate and a wider range of destinations to be served. As of January 2024, the runway expansion has not progressed and remains at

63-480: A length of 1500m. Tanegayaku High Speed Ship Jetfoil "Toppy" "Rocket" The number of bus routes is relatively high on both Tanegashima and Yakushima. They operate from morning until evening. However, the frequency of buses on each route is low, so careful planning is required. There are several rental car companies. The northwestern road, called the Western Forest Road, is a narrow road on which it

84-449: A peak in 1960 with 24,010 inhabitants. It thereafter declined until about 1995, but has subsequently stabilized at just over 13,000 inhabitants. Traditionally, the economic mainstays of the population were forestry and the export of wood products (principally cedar roof shingles), and commercial fishing . Cultivation of oranges and tea, the distilling of shōchū , and tourism are now the main sources of income. Yakushima contains one of

105-476: A test site for Honda 's hydrogen fuel cell vehicle research. Hydrogen cars are not stationed on the island, but rather electric cars are run by the municipality. In 1980, an area of 18,958  ha (46,850 acres) was designated a UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Reserve . In 1993, 10 hectares (25 acres) of wetland at Nagata-hama was designated a Ramsar Site . It is the largest nesting ground for

126-485: Is a spawning ground for migratory loggerhead turtles, and dolphins are to be found offshore. The coastal areas have coral reefs in places, although to a much lesser extent than are found farther south in the islands of Okinawa . The island, along with neighbouring Tanegashima, has been recognised as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because they support populations of Japanese wood pigeons , Ryukyu green pigeons and Ryukyu robins . Yakushima

147-517: Is difficult for cars to pass each other. The road is often closed due to steep curves, slopes, and occasional landslides. Gasoline prices on the island are significantly higher than on the Japanese mainland. The last operating narrow gauge (762mm gauge) timber railway in Japan is on the island but it is freight only. Several other lines did operate but are now closed. The track is used by some hikers as

168-591: Is extremely heavy, with at least 250 millimetres (9.8 in) in each month and as much as 773 millimetres (30.4 in) in June alone. Yakushima is Japan's wettest place, and annual precipitation in Yakushima is one of the world's highest at 4,000 to 10,000 mm (160 to 390 in). It is said by the locals to rain "35 days a month". There are drier periods in autumn and winter, while the heaviest downpours occur in spring and summer, often accompanied by landslides. It

189-480: Is famous for its lush vegetation. Most of the island has at one time or another been logged (dating back at least to the early Edo period), but has been extensively replanted and reseeded since logging ended in the late 1960s, at which time a conservation regime was established. In addition to this secondary forest, there are some remaining areas of primary forest , composed mainly of a variety of Cryptomeria japonica , or Japanese cedar, known as yakusugi ( 屋久杉 ) ,

210-457: Is roughly circular in shape, with a circumference of 89 kilometres (55 mi) and a diameter of 28 kilometres (17 mi). The highest elevations on the island are Miyanouradake ( 宮之浦岳 ) , with a height of 1,935 metres (6,348 ft), and Nagatadake ( 永田岳 ) , with a height of 1,886 metres (6,188 ft) above sea level; however, Yakushima has another 30 peaks of over 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) in height. There are numerous hot springs on

231-454: 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 (66 °F) See or edit raw graph data . According to a disputed theory, airborne pollutants from the People's Republic of China may have affected Yakushima white pine in the forest on the island. The scientific results have been published in

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252-582: The Jōmon period . It was first mentioned in written documents of the Chinese Sui dynasty of the 6th century. In 601, the Chinese sent an expedition to the "Country of Liukiu" (流求國). They noted that the people were small but pugnacious. The Chinese could not understand the local language and returned to China. In 607, they sent another expedition to trade, and brought back one of the islanders. A Japanese embassy

273-618: The Shimazu clan of the Satsuma Domain and was considered part of Ōsumi Province . Following the Meiji restoration , the island has been administered as part of Kagoshima Prefecture . In 2017, Yakushima was struck by Typhoon Noru causing one death. In November 2023, a United States Air Force V-22 Osprey crashed off the coast of Yakushima, killing 7 crewmen with 1 last crewman missing. The population of Yakushima reached

294-544: The best known single example of which is named the Jōmon Sugi ( 縄文杉 ) , as its age is estimated to date to at least the Jōmon period of Japanese history, 2300 years ago. In addition, the island lists over 50 varieties of endemic flower, notably rhododendrons , and hundreds of rare endemic Bryophyta , as well as a number of endemic trees. Yakushima has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen climate classification Cfa ) with hot, humid summers and mild winters. Precipitation

315-644: The endangered loggerhead sea turtle in the North Pacific. Yakushima's unique remnant of warm/temperate ancient forest has been a natural World Heritage Site since 1993. In the Wilderness core area (12.19 square kilometres (3,010 acres)) of the World Heritage Site, no record of past tree cutting can be traced. The island is visited by 300,000 tourists every year. Yakushima is located approximately 61.3 kilometres (38.1 mi) south of

336-514: The far Southeastern Pacific that impacted Ecuador and Peru in March 2023 Yaku (Haida village) , an historical village on Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada Yaku Yakusen, a character from The 100 Girlfriends Who Really Really Really Really Really Love You Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Yaku . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

357-465: The island. Major settlements of the island, composing Yakushima Municipality , are the port towns of Anbō and Miyanoura . Between them is located Yakushima Airport . Other settlements are the coastal villages of Hiranai, Kuriobashi, Nagata, Okonotaki and the abandoned forest village of Kosugidani. Among the localities, there are the gorges of Shiratani Unsui, Arakawa, Yakushima Airport, Kigensugi and Yakusugi. Yakushima has been settled since at least

378-427: The largest tracts of existing Nansei Islands subtropical evergreen forests , an endangered habitat ecoregion . The only large animals indigenous to the island are red-bottomed macaques ( Yakushima macaque ) and a variety of sika deer ( yakushika ). The Japanese raccoon dog is also a common animal, but is not native to the island. Japanese weasels ( Mustela itatsi ) may also be seen from time to time. The island

399-532: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yaku&oldid=1178257307 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Yakushima Yakushima's electricity is more than 50% hydroelectric, and surplus power has been used to produce hydrogen gas in an experiment by Kagoshima University . The island has been

420-577: The southern tip of Ōsumi Peninsula in southern Kyushu, or 135 kilometres (73 nmi) south of Kagoshima . The Vincennes Strait (Yakushima Kaikyō) separates it from the nearby island of Tanegashima , which is home to the Japanese Space Centre. Periodic rocket launches from Tanegashima can clearly be seen from Yakushima. The bedrock of the island is granite, and as such it hosts no active volcanoes. It has an area of approximately 504.5 square kilometres (194.8 sq mi). The island

441-588: Was in Louyang when the expedition returned, and one of the Japanese exclaimed that the islander wore the dress and spoke the language of Yaku Island. In the Japanese Shoku Nihongi in an entry dated 702 CE. It formed part of ancient Tane Province . It was often mentioned in the diaries of travelers between Tang dynasty China and Nara period Japan. During the Edo period , Yakushima was ruled by

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