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Yakushima, Kagoshima

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Country
  
Japan

District
  
Kumage

Population
  
13,486 (Jan 2008)

Local time
  
Monday 8:08 AM

Region
  
Kyushu (Ōsumi)

Website
  
www.yakushima-town.jp

Prefecture
  
Kagoshima Prefecture

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Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Weather
  
10°C, Wind SE at 18 km/h, 96% Humidity

City hall address
  
469-45 Koseda, Yakushima-chō, Kumage-gun, Kagoshima-ken; 891-4207

Yakushima (屋久島町, Yakushima-chō) is a town located in Kumage District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The town is on the island of Yakushima and Kuchinoerabujima.

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Map of Yakushima, Kumage District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

On October 1, 2007, the town was formed by the merger of the towns of Kamiyaku and Yaku, both from Kumage District.

As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 13,486 and the density of 24.9 persons per km2. The total area is 540.98 km2.

Yakushima Airport serves Yakushima. There are also hydrofoils and ferries serving the island. Kuchinoerabujima is accessible by a municipal ferry.

Education

High schools
  • Kagoshima Prefectural Yakushima High School
  • Yakushima Ōzora High School (correspondence course high school)
    • Junior high schools
  • Anbō Junior High School
  • Gakunan Junior High School
  • Issō Junior High School
  • Kanadake Junior High School
  • Koseda Junior High School
  • Miyaura Junior High School
  • Nagata Junior High School
    • Elementary schools
  • Anbō Elementary School
  • Hachiman Elementary School
  • Issō Elementary School
  • Kamiyama Elementary School
  • Kanadake Elementary School
  • Koseda Elementary School
  • Kurio Elementary School
  • Miyaura Elementary School
  • Nagata Elementary School

    • References

    Yakushima, Kagoshima Wikipedia
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