Yakushima World Heritage Site

Official name

Yakushima | UNESCO

Country

Japan | Map

Continent

Asia

Location

Kamiyaku-cho and Yaku-cho, Kumage-gun Kagoshima Prefecture
30.3333° Lat, 130.5333° Lon | Map

Code

662

Time Zone

Asia/Tokyo (JST, +0900)

Current Time

Category

Natural

Description

Inscribed 1993. Located in the interior of Yaku Island, at the meeting-point of the palaearctic and oriental biotic regions, Yakushima exhibits a rich flora, with some 1,900 species and subspecies, including ancient specimens of the sugi (Japanese cedar). It also contains a remnant of a warm-temperate ancient forest that is unique in this region.