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Another local saying: “In Yakushima it rains 35 days a month”, is equally revealing, although understandably, not as popular on tourist brochures.

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So how does one go about bathing in a forest? It’s not streaking down a trail or counting steps on a Fitbit. For Japanese ...

You can take a short domestic flight or scenic ferry to Yakushima from Kagoshima, a seaside city in Kyushu, Japan’s most southern major island. This isn’t exactly a day-trip destination, so do as ...

Exploring ancient forests gives us a peek into the past of our planet, the ecosystem that flourished for thousands of years ...

Forest Bathing in Yakushima, Japan Shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing, is a Japanese wellness tradition that involves immersing in nature’s sights, sounds, and scents. Yakushima Island—with its cedar ...