Yakushima Island is a deep, lush secret where pure solitude and serenity are guaranteed. Here’s how to spend three perfect days there. Yakushima is one of 6,000 islands that comprise Japan. The ...
TOKYO- A US military aircraft with eight people onboard crashed into the sea in western Japan on Wednesday, with several media outlets reporting one crew member had died and the condition of at least ...
Hyundai Motor holds handover ceremony with Iwasaki Group on Yakushima Island, Japan, for Hyundai ELEC CITY TOWN electric buses Hyundai ELEC CITY TOWN buses are optimized for Yakushima's environment, ...
Editor’s Note: CNN’s On the Road series brings you a greater insight into the customs and culture of Japan. On TV and online CNN explores the places, the people and the passions unique to this Asian ...
The island of Yakushima, about 135 kilometers south of the city of Kagoshima, is a rainy place. In her book Ukigumo (trans. Floating Clouds), Hayashi Fumiko writes that it rains “35 days a month” on ...
Revered by the Japanese for its hiking, hot springs and cedar trees, Yakushima also provided the inspiration for Studio Ghibli’s anime hit Princess Mononoke. Now foreign visitors are uncovering this ...
Hyundai Motor Company is contributing to the eco-friendly transition of Yakushima Island in Japan, which has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its stunning natural scenery. On the 21st, ...