Fantastic Places in Cool Japan : There is a nature area where you can enjoy waterfalls, hot springs and the coast of Yakushima, where 90% of the 500 square kilometers are forests. That is the “Hirauchi and Kuryu District”. Let’s enjoy the nature of the southern country on the world heritage island, Yakushima. The “Hirauchi and Kuryu districts” are located in the southern part of the island, and the sea is soft and you can enjoy the resort feeling in the transparent sea such as the underwater hot spring and tide pool.
Hot spring that springs out of the southern tip of Yakushima seashore. Because it is below sea level, only not turn up twice daily low tide before and after 5 hours. Therefore, it is possible to bathe only when the low tide. This hot springs, high tide sinks into the sea.