We visited early July 2026 in second day before we starts our forest hiking trails. This place serve a comprehensive information and guidance on yakushima nature and culture. We watched both, "the symphony of forest and water", and also "the four seasons of yakushima" large screen videos. While the exhibition hall really serve as introduction information of yakushima from sea to forest to mountains top.
Great place to get information on Yakushima. Going there helps one plan what experience to seek.
There is a very large movie screen where there are two different movies displayed. I saw the one about the nature of Yakushima. It was quite impressive. There is also a museum with infos about the island and a gift shop with Japanese Cedar fragrance oils on sale.
The building design attracts us to stop a while for taking photos. Inside is a tourist centre with a small souvenir shop, I found a nice handmade bookmark set made by a thin old cedar piece with a lovely little floral piece on top. It is only available in this shop.
This is actually a really nice and useful place to visit if you’re in Yakushima as a tourist. Lots of useful information (and free brochures to take away for things like walks, buses, magazines with sightseeing information). There’s also a good bookshop for local yakushima books (pretty much all in Japanese), a little shop of local products, a museum (also mainly only for those who can read Japanese). And some great STAMPS for those who are doing a stamp rally - I got six different ones! Next door there is also a north face shop which is useful for any last minute outdoor gear required.
