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NEWSLETTER Issue #7JULY 2009
THE ECLIPSE
The
major event for July is the eclipse of thesun which takes place in the morning of 
July22nd
. It has been thecause of much debatein Yakushima abouthow to balance thedelicacy of naturewith the expectednumbers of eclipsewatchers. In the end alottery system wascreated so that 4,500special ticket holderscould see the eclipsein Yakushima. Anymore and the island'sinfrastructure would be unable to hold upunder the strain.As a result of this from July 19th to July 25thaccess by ferry and jet foil is controlled by thetown hall. If you do not have permission, youmay be denied boarding during these dates.Flights do not have the same restrictionsalthough they sold out long ago.As can be seen from the illustration above thetrajectory of the eclipse runs over Yakushimaand many of the smaller islands of the Ryukyuisland chain.The best place to see the eclipse onYakushima is in Onoaida where it will last 4min 6 seconds. Next best is at Kamiyamaschool in Hara which is eclipsed at almostexactly 10.56 for 3 min 51 secs.Watch out for the Yakushima eclipsesouvenirs. There are special edition bottles of Shochu which are presented in their very own eclipse boxes.There are alsolimited editioneclipse stamps tocollect.
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In this Issue
•
The Eclipse
•
Road Closures
•
Shuttle bus
•
Summer festivals
•
Sea Turtles
 
SummerFestivals
July 18
th
 
HirauchiSeaside onsen festival
is from 6 pm.July 19
th
 
'Hama'festival
at Isso port.There is a boat paradefrom 9 am and from10.30 am there is afish market and show.July 19
th
& 20
th
 
Anbofestival
 begins at 7 pmin Anbo port. Thefireworks are on the20
th
.
ArakawaTrailEntranceTravelRestrictions
The stretch of road between Arakawa junction and theArakawa TrailEntrance is closed totraffic and walkersfrom
July18th
 
toSeptember 22
nd
for atotal of 67 days
. Theonly way you can getto the Trail entranceis by shuttle bus,organised coach or taxi.
By taxi:
Taxis need aspecial 'ticket' whichcosts 250 yen andwithout it will not beallowed up.
By bus:
A shuttle buswill run fromYakusugi museum toArakawa TrailEntrance and will cost(one way) ¥1000 for adults and ¥500 for (Elementary School)children. If youintend on returning onthe bus you must purchase two one-way tickets
prior totravelling
.Both of the abovetickets for the taxiand bus can only be bought
the daybefore
at thefollowing places:
•
AirportTourist InformationCentre [Tel: 49-4010]Open 8.30am – 6pm
•
MiyanouraTourist InformationCentre [Tel: 42-1019]Open 8.30am – 5pm
•
Anbo TouristInformation Centre[Tel: 46-2333] Open8.30am – 5pm
•
YakusugiMuseum [Tel: 46-3113] Open 9am – 6pm
•
YakushimaEnvironmentalCulture VillageCentre [Tel: 42-2900]Open 9am - 6pmIf you don't use theticket, you can get arefund. One half of theticket is retained andis a coupon for use inYakushima (so don'tthrow it away!)
The
 
Shuttle busTimetable:From Yakusugimuseum car park 
:6 buses - 4.45am,5am, 5.15am, 5.30am(connects with theMatsubanda bus), 5.45am (connects with theYakushima Kotsu bus), 6am.
From Arakawa TrailEntrance:
13 buses -1.30pm, 2.30pm, 3pm,3.30pm, 3.45pm, 4pm,4.15pm, 4.30pm(connects with theMatsubanda bus),4.45pm, 5pm(connects with theYakushima Kotsu bus), 5.15pm, 5.30pmand 6pm.
Turtle egglaying seasoncontinues
 
Yakushima is a placeof internationalimportance when itcomes to turtles. Lastyear the beaches in Nagata saw around5,700 turtles landings,3,000 of which laideggs.If you wish to see thespectacular sight of a
of 00

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