Yakushima Island, Japan (home of thousand year old cedars)

SHIRATANI UNSUIKYO area

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Very colorful Japanese spider

“Yakusugi Land,” Arakawa area,
(National recreation forest)
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Not fishing
japan16-yakusugiland-not-fishingBreakfast at the onsen hotel
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“Daddy Long Legs” on Yakusima
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Finally, “the Steps”
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