Biosphere Reserve Information
Japan
Yakushima and Kuchinoerabu Jima
1980
The Yakushima and Kuchinoerabu Jima Biosphere Reserve situated 60km south of the Island of Kyushu is known for the Yaku cedar primeval forest. It encompasses the area inscribed on the World Heritage List, also under the name of Yakushima, and now covers the entire island, as well as the island of Kuchinoerabu and the marine area surrounding both. It is famous for the Yaku cedar primeval forest, and it includes Yakushima World Natural Heritage site which was inscribed in 1993.
Administrative Authorities
Forestry Agency, Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport, Science, and Technolgy, Fisheries Agency, Kagoshima Prefecture, Yakushima Town.
Contact
Contact Address
Telephone
Yakushima Town, 469-45 Koseda, Yakushima Town, Kumage-gun, Kagoshima 891-4207, JAPAN
(+81) 997435900
Fax
N/A
Location
Latitude
30°12'30''N - 30°29'58''N
Longitude
130°07'56''E - 130°41'33''E
Area (hectares)
Surface Area
78,196
Core Area
12,359
Buffer Area
20,137
Transition Area
45,700
Map
Last updated: 2017