May 13
“Wind Rises” in Nagoya
A huge fan of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli, it was a lot of fun stopping off on our way to Toyota in Nagoya. Then off to the Toyota Factory tour.
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May 10
Ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushima
Our exploration of Yakushima had been intense and exciting, pushing us to the limits and rewarding us with natural beauty and exploration of the wild. One of the few things we did not expect to see were cows, especially not as we were getting on to the ferry to go back to Kagoshima.
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May 9
Turtles of Yakushima
Turtles being turtles, they only come ashore during the night; continuing our crazy streak we went out in a torrential downpour to watch them.
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May 8
Yakushima, Onaida Nature Trail
Onaida Nature Trail was rigorous and beautiful, it helped us understand our limits and push past them. This Lonely Planet hike is not for the faint of heart
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May 7
Kagoshima & Sakurajima exploration
We were in Sakurajima for the dinosaur park and Kagoshima for the 4-hour ferry to Yakashima. Staying here another day wasn’t in the plan, but enjoyable.
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