Yakushima Life http://www.yakushimalife.com Yakushima Life and Hiking travel 2018 Yakushima Life Yakushima Life http://yakushimalife.com/Main/Images/WebImages/me.jpg http://www.yakushimalife.com 50 50 New Lay of the Land Page http://www.yakushimalife.com/Main/Exploring/Index.php I only developed this page for viewing on a full screen, but hopefully it will be useful when planning a trip to Yakushima. Fri, 5 Feb 2021 -0900 Moving On A little bit over due, I've started my next adventure: Graduate school (at the age of 40!) in the US. That means I'm no longer guiding, but a huge chunk of my heart will always be in Yakushima. Fri, 5 Feb 2021 -0900 Parking lot encounter http://yakushimalife.com/Main/RSS/RSSMedia/IMG_9514.mov Your browser does not support .mov video. ]]> I thought it was being cute but it walked right up to my shoe and (after the video ends) grabbed it with a claw. Why?駐車場で出会ったベンケイガニが可愛いと思ったら(ビデオの後)うちの靴まで近づいてきて、靴をハサミで捕まえました！一瞬だけでしたけど、なんで？ Sat, 1 Aug 2020 -0900 Bench Can’t help noticing the new benches... So far I’ve found 3.💕
今日話題になった、気になったベンチたち。💕
(満園さん、いくつを作られるのですか。)
#yakushima #屋久島 ]]> Tue, 21 Jan 2020 -0900 First deer of the year Well look at you, first deer of the year.

やはり、鹿を見ると、屋久島に戻った実感。
#yakusugiland #yakushika #yakushima #屋久島 #ヤクシカ #ヤクスギランド ]]> Fri, 17 Jan 2020 -0900 New Years Swim https://www.instagram.com/p/B7ZIhiLHeKW/ Hope you all are off to a lovely 2020! Back from some me-time, I got the year started by letting the neighbors talk me into fishing. (I haven’t caught a fish since childhood, but I may have broken a rib trying!) Anyways, I threw the line too far.
✅First swim of the year here was also a reminder that it’s much too warm for January.

ご無沙汰しております。令和2年はうまくいっていますか？うちは、旅から帰ってきたら、まず、近所の方と話して、釣りしようとしましたが、、餌を投げすぎた。餌もラインも、、、
✅今年の屋久島初泳ぎ。🙌
やはり1月として、暖かすぎるね、、 島]]> Fri, 17 Jan 2020 -0900 Roadside Deer http://yakushimalife.com/Main/RSS/RSSMedia/Mov20190511_3781.mov Your browser does not support .mov video. ]]> You see, deer, if you master running on two legs, you can use the other two to take video. Sun, 11 May 2019 -0900 3D Jomon Sugi https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu-_dAVn4XQ/

3-D Jomon Sugi. I took a few “stereoscopic” shots of the iconic tree. Not everyone can see stereoscope photos, but you don’t need anything special, and I tried explaining here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BuR9Mv8nRM0/ **Best viewed on a small screen like a cell phone.**

]]> #3DJomonSugi jomonsugi #stereoscopic #3d #yakushima #3次元縄文杉 #縄文杉 #屋久島 Sun, 24 Mar 2019 -0900 Donation Theft http://www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles/AJ201902260073.html ]]> Unfortunate news: As the tourist season begins, I hate to share this with you. About a week ago we learned that an employee stole (and gambled away) 29000000 yen (around 260,000usd. The final total may vary.) from the donation money received last year. That hurts. That’s my money and your money—money to keep the toilets from overflowing and the trails pristine. What hurts even more is the loss of trust. We are shocked and ashamed we allowed this to happen. As a guide, I feel obligated to donate and ask guests who enter the world heritage site to donate. But if you hike to Jomon Sugi or Mt Miyanoura today, you will probably not be asked to donate. You can still donate if you ask, and we are always grateful for the generosity of visitors. But until we have time to decide how to move forward, it is difficult to ask visitors for money, even though we know we need donations to make it through this year and every year. (The attached article is the only one I found in English. Please note we have recommended ¥1000 for day hikers and ¥2000 for campers per visit to Yakushima, and there is no mountain here called Okudake. Shiratani Unsuikyo Park and Yakusugiland Park are unaffected.) http://www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles/AJ201902260073.html Fri, 1 Mar 2019 -0900 Cloud Forest http://yakushimalife.com/Main/RSS/RSSMedia/IMG_2607.mp4 Your browser does not support .mov video. ]]> The hike down yesterday took me from bright blue skies through a thick blanket of cloud. Listen for the toads singing at 20seconds. 昨日、青空から雲に潜り込んで下山しました。20秒のマークでヒキガエルが聞こえると思います。 #yakushima #hananoego #屋久島 #花之江河 Sun, 24 Feb 2019 -0900 Peek Conditions https://www.instagram.com/p/BuPaAIbnoMC/ ]]> I haven’t posted in a while it seems, but I want to do a video to show what the trail to Mt Miyanoura looks/feels like, so I took a ton of photos yesterday, and I’ll probably be posting those for a while to come. (It was incredible weather for photography.) I think it might be snowing up there right now so all the best to the folks hiking it today, but, alas, I’m stuck in town this morning :-( 昨日、久しぶりに宮之浦岳に行って、最後いいお天気で写真撮り過ぎました！今日はもしかして雪降ってると思いますので、上る・下る予定の方をお気をつけて下さい〜 #miyanouradake #yakushima #宮之浦 #屋久島 Sat, 23 Feb 2019 -0900 Cycling Yakushima 2019 http://yakushimalife.com/Main/RSS/RSSMedia/IMG_2373.mp4 Your browser does not support .mov video. ]]> Yesterday we had some lovely cool dryish weather for the friendly annual cycling event. On this day cycle enthusiasts take over the hills and and narrow roads of Yakushima as they enjoy the scenary and cheers on their way 100km around the island. #yakushima #cyclingyakushima #サイクリング屋久島 Mon, 18 Feb 2019 -0900 Fate of cryptomeria https://www.instagram.com/p/BtzKAx9nvRb ]]> A cryptomeria (Japanese cedar, sugi) embraced by the remains of wheel tree (trochodendron araloides) is one of my favorite trees on the trek to Jomon Sugi. A friend taught me that wheel trees give carbon to their cryptomeria hosts, but it is the fate of cryptomeria to outlive their companions and see many generations of lodgers come and go. 枯れているままでスギを抱きしめ続けるヤマグルマ。友達が教えて下さったことですけど、ヤマグルマはスギに炭素をあげるものです。でもスギに着生している植物が次の次の次の次の次の世代に場所を譲っても、スギ自体は何千年生き残す屋久杉になれる。 #trochodendronaralioides #cryptomeria #cryptomeriajaponica #yakushima #屋久島 #ヤマグルマ #スギ Tue, 13 Feb 2019 -0900 To a moss https://www.instagram.com/p/BtvmfctHopb ]]> The importance of a story depends on who is telling it and who is listening. #yakushima #屋久島 #moss #ヒノキゴケ Mon, 11 Feb 2019 -0900 Nagata Inakahama Beach http://yakushimalife.com/Main/RSS/RSSMedia/mov20190208s.mov Your browser does not support .mov video. ]]> Moody Nagata-Inakahama #yakushima #NagataInakahama #屋久島 #永田いなか浜 Sun, 10 Feb 2019 -0900 West Forest http://yakushimalife.com/Main/RSS/RSSMedia/mov20190208s.mov Your browser does not support .mov video. ]]> Just another day in the West Forest #yakushima #WestForestRoad #SeibuRindo #屋久島 #西部林道 Fri, 8 Feb 2019 -0900 False Dawn https://www.instagram.com/p/BpbzynbHh8S/ ]]> I love winter rainbows! 冬の虹は特にキレイな気がします！ #yakushima #屋久島 #rainbow #虹 Sun, 20 Jan 2019 -0900 Fall https://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/20190108125922493-08213935.html What could be more exciting than a dusting of volcanic ash from the island of Kuchinoerabu earlier this winter and a 6.4 earthquake by the island of Tanegashima? (Well, don’t get too excited, it measured closer to a 4 at ground stations.) How about the ultramarathon coming up a week from now? #yakushima #屋久島 Sat, 12, Jan 2019 -0900 False Dawn https://www.instagram.com/p/BpbzynbHh8S/ ]]> 11pm. A layer of warm-tinted mist draped over the mountains, illuminated by the cold glow of a bloated moon. #yakushima #屋久島 Sat, 27 Oct 2018 -0900 Launch of Ibuki #2 (Green-house gas monitor) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpgtXgsntYk/ Your browser does not support HTML5 video. ]]> Overheard some fellow guides mention how satellite launches feel pretty routine--not something you'd try to plan your calendar around to see. And thought how awesome the present is. 打ち上げが普通になってる時代に生きてよかった^ ^ #yakushima #tachudake #rocketlaunch #屋久島 #太忠岳 #ロケット打ち上げ #H2AF40 Sun, 28 Oct 2018 -0900 Fall https://www.instagram.com/p/BpeK7GQHVqo/ ]]> Fall in the mountains. #yakushima 屋久島 #コハウチワカエデ #acersieboldianum #jomonsugi #縄文杉 Sun, 28 Oct 2018 -0900 False Dawn https://www.instagram.com/p/BpbzynbHh8S/ ]]> 11pm. A layer of warm-tinted mist draped over the mountains, illuminated by the cold glow of a bloated moon. #yakushima #屋久島 Sat, 27 Oct 2018 -0900 Yodogo Yakusugi tree rings https://www.instagram.com/p/BpVncv7nc_6/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

The much-loved Yakusugi tree at the beginning of the hike to Miyanoura Daké lost its main branch in the last typhoon, and the forestry folks have cleared it from the path, leaving several cross-sections of branches visible to hikers. On the bigger pieces, I can count up to around 300 rings (give or take a lot), but on the smaller ones, the grain is so tight I can't count!

この前の台風で、淀川の屋久杉が折れてて、残念だと思いながら、片付けられた後の小さい枝の横断面が見えるのです。年輪が細かすぎる！太い方の枝は、ま、なんとなく300以上あると思いながら、細いほうの枝の年輪は目で全く数えれません！幹はどんなぐらい詰まってるだろうか、気になります！

]]> #Yakusugi #Yodogo #ヤクスギ #淀川杉 Thu, 25 Oct 2018 -0900 Yakushima: A Verdant World between Sea and Sky http://www.yakushimalife.com/Main/Productions/Book.php ]]> I published a book! You can find it at Takeda Sangyou (in Anbo), Sirios (in Anbo), and soon it will be in the information booths (Anbo, Miyanoura, and the airport). Thu, 18 Oct 2018 -0900 Media Page added http://www.yakushimalife.com/Main/Productions/Videos.php I'm making videos and stuff available directly on my website as a step towards more independent social networking. You can see them at www.yakushimalife.com/Main/Productions/Videos.php. Mon, 15 Oct 2018 -0900 RSS FEED STARTED http://www.yakushimalife.com/Main/yakushimaliferss.xml I'd like to migrate to a less commercial form of SNS. As a first step, I'm making an RSS feed. Mon, 15 Oct 2018 -0900