Islands #6 - Yakushima

Take a raincoat before traveling to this island because the locals boast that it “rains 35 days a month”. In fact, it is the wettest place in Japan and one of the wettest places in the world, with annual precipitation of 5000-10000 mm (5-10 m). For comparison, Mount Waialae on the island of Kauai, Hawaii, receives 12,000 mm of precipitation per year. In cloudy or sunny weather, it doesn't matter - Yakushima is considered one of the most beautiful islands in Japan, so it is a real center of nature lovers. More than 90 percent of the island is covered with forests, and most of the territory is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site or protected by Japanese law.

Speaking of Yakushima's geography, the island is almost perfectly round in shape, with a diameter of 26 km and an area of 505 square kilometers. The 132-kilometer circumference of the island is completely encircled by a road - and this seems to be the only normal road, because the interior of the island is steeply mountainous and covered with forests. It takes at least three hours by car to get around the island completely, or one day if you make stops for walks and lunch. If you decide to drive around Yakushima, you will definitely come across Yaku monkeys (屋久猿, Yaku-zaru; Latin: Macaca fuscata yakui), a species of macaque. You will also meet Yaku deer (屋久鹿, Yaku-shika; Latin: Cervus nippon yakushimae). The population of these animals reaches 7 thousand. Representatives of both species are very small and not afraid of people. In fact, the monkeys on the island are more or less aggressive, so visitors should keep their distance from them; if you get too close, the monkey can bite you.

The population of the island is 13500 people. Administratively, the city of Yakushima covers the entire island, but the largest settlement, whose houses make up the majority of the population, is located around the port of Miyanoura. This port is located on the north side of the island.

So far, this is all I have managed to translate, and I will post a continuation soon.