Yakusugi Museum

Area

Yakushima / Tanegashima

Category

Museum / Gallery

The Yakusugi Museum is located on the southwestern area of Yakushima Island. The museum is made up of the main building and the annex building, and here, you can learn all about the Yakusugi cedar tree. In the main building, there is an exhibit of the huge chainsaws used to cut down the trees, along with the tools used to cut down the trees during the Edo period. One display you cannot miss is the Jomon-sugi branch. The Jomon-sugi, which is over 1,000 years old, is said to be the tree with the largest trunk, and its fallen branch measures 5 meters long and weighs over 12 tons. In the annex, you can see a Yakusugi cedar stump. There is also a garden where you can relax. At the museum shop, you can buy items made from the leaves of the cedars.

Basic Information

Address

2739-343 Anbo, Yakushima-cho, Kumage-gun, Kagoshima

Phone

0997-46-3113

Hours

9:00a.m. - 5:00p.m. (last entry at 4:30p.m.)

Closed

First Tuesdays of each month and year-end holidays (Dec. 29 to Jan. 1)

Fee

Adults: ¥600
University and high school students: ¥400
Elementary and junior high school students: ¥300

Credit Card

Unaccepted

Guide

【Japanese and English】
Free audio guides available

Website

http://www.yakusugi-museum.com

Access

FromYakushima Airport

【Yakushima Airport】Shuttle Bus or Arakawa Tozan Bus / for Arakawa Tozan-guchi
→【Arakawa Tozan-guchi Bus Stop】→ less than a minute walk

FromMiyanoura Port

【Miyanoura Port】Shuttle Bus or Arakawa Tozan Bus / for Arakawa Tozan-guchi
→【Arakawa Tozan-guchi Bus Stop】→ less than a minute walk