Is Yakushima, Japan worth visiting?

The film "A Good Show" directed by Huang Bo tells the story of a company employee's team building trip that encountered a shipwreck and everyone was stranded on a desert island. In order to survive, they lived together and faced a series of human nature. A parable of problems. A sudden huge wave broke everything, and everyone who woke up found themselves on a desert island. The detailed description is horrifying to think about, and the ending is even more mind-blowing, and it is worthy of being a "good show".

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The editor naturally became very interested in the island that was besieged by sea storms in the film, which was full of "apocalyptic feeling". Let’s take a look at how charming and mysterious this filming location is. It is reported that Yakushima is a rural island located at the southernmost tip of Kyushu Island in Japan. Yakushima is rated as the most unusual tourist destination in Japan by "Lonely Planet", like a fairyland forest. It has one of the few island primeval forests in the world, with moss forests, towering trees, waterfalls and streams, dazzling starry skies, seaside bathing, and a lot of wild animals. Yaku deer and Yaku monkeys are common wild animals.

Miyazaki Hayao's movie "Princess Mononoke" is an animation about the relationship between the natural environment and humans. Few people know that the forest elves and magical landscapes in the scene were inspired by this island. . The movie "Princess Mononoke" became a hit, and tourism began to flourish on the island. Yakushima is famous for being the place with the most rainfall in Japan. There is a local saying: "It rains 35 days a month." According to Japanese rainfall records, Yakushima's rainfall in one day was the same as Hokkaido's annual rainfall. Due to abundant rainfall, the huge rocks formed after the erosion of granite are covered with dense native forests.

There are about 14,000 residents on the entire Yakushima Island. The beautiful landscape and rich forest ecology are listed as a World Heritage Site, attracting many Japanese to climb here. You rarely meet people when walking on the street, but as long as you try to walk into the mountains, you will find waves of climbers constantly appearing. On the north side of the island, there is one of the few sea turtle egg-laying habitats in the world. Every year from May to August, sea turtles return to the shore to lay eggs. One of the few places in the world to watch sea turtles lay their eggs, Yakushima has several beaches that are closed to the public to protect the sea turtles.

The alpine areas of Yakushima are protected from development and were listed as a World Heritage Site in 1993. It is reported that the Jomon cedar trees are more than a thousand years old, and thousands of years old trees are everywhere. Local people believe that there are gods, and the pine trees here are also regarded as sacred trees. People in the past were full of reverence for nature and regarded plants and trees as the incarnation of gods. The worship of fir and cypress trees once became a common phenomenon. Because people believe that they provide shelter for the gods descended from heaven, people still retain this custom.

At Tairauchi Kaichu Onsen, you can soak in the hot springs while overlooking the boundless sea. The river falls from a height of 66 meters to the Chihiro Falls on the huge granite. You can see the lighthouse on the horizon of the blue sea at a glance. Coral Beach, famous for its star-shaped sandstone, also has a Wilson's stump, named after the botanist Dr. Wilson, whose heart-shaped cutout can be seen from an angle inside. These are all attractions with quite high popularity index.

The islanders here cherish the gifts of nature very much and worship the mountains and sea. At the same time, the government has not set up an international airport to protect this natural heritage. There are no shopping malls, boutiques, zoos, and scenic spots. There are no canteens in the trash cans. You have to carry all the garbage with you when eating and drinking. The cabins in the mountains and forests do not even provide electricity. They are only for those who are also in awe and truly love nature.