What other travelers are saying about Yakusugi Land
Yakusugi Land is a natural forest park located, featuring ancient Yakusugi cedar trees, many over 1,000 years old. What I liked was the range of hiking trails—from easy 30-minute walks to longer 3-hour treks. The trails are well-maintained and wind through lush, mossy forests filled with old-growth cedars, fallen logs, and diverse plant life. Two buses travel to the park entrance, starting at Gochomae stop 62.
This is a must. You have to drive up a very windy road to get here but well worth it. Just wow. There is something for everyone. You can do a short walk or longer. The short walks have boardwalks and lots of steps. Just breath taking.
There is a gift shop also.
Cool hike in a moss-covered wonderland! Choose from different trail lengths / difficulty. We arrived in the afternoon in late December, and did the 80 min hike with the whole trail to ourselves.
Definitely recommend proper waterproof trekking shoes/boots with solid grip (you can rent them cheaply on the island) and waterproof jacket. If you do the 30-50 minute routes you might be able to get away with trail runners as long as they have very good grip…but wouldn’t suggest normal sneakers (it will be slippery).
Trails are very well maintained. 80-150 min trail isn’t very strenuous but gets technical with lots of somewhat sketchy / steep wooden stairs and planks. Wouldn’t recommend if you have mobility issues.
Make sure to grab a free hiking pole at the entrance!
So beautiful. Starts off extremely easy (the basic loop is made for old people, I guess), gets progressively more difficult. I like that you can really select the type of walk you want as there are many loops.
Amazing boardwalk with spectacular surroundings. The trees themselves were massive and impressive while the moss covered rocks and stumps were magical! We (family of 4) did the 30 minute trail as we were short on time and it still didn't disappoint. Amazing!
