Yakushima Youth Hostel

Ōsumi Islands


This simple and clean youth hostel doesn't offer meals, but there are several good restaurants close by. It's a 10-minute walk from Miyanoura port – turn left off the main port road and veer left after passing the portside park; it's about 100m further. Its sister property, Yakushima South Village is predictably on the south side.


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