Yakushima: Climbing Mt. Miyanoura

Dinner the night before the climb

Camping in the parking lot so we could get an early (6 am!!) start

The route
Mt. Miyanoura is the island's highest peak, at 1936 metres above sea level.










The scenery near the top of the island is very different from the rainforests lower down. Near the top there are huge granite rocks everywhere sticking out of short shrub-like bamboo and wild rhododendron bushes.




The shrine at the summit