Miyanoura

Miyanoura

宮之浦
Miyanoura 宮之浦
Neighbourhood
	The port of Miyanoura
	Miyanoura Location in Japan
	Coordinates: 30°25′37″N 130°34′17″E / 30.42694°N 130.57139°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kyushu (Ōsumi)
Prefecture	Kagoshima Prefecture
District	Kumage
Town (municipality)	Yakushima
First official recorded	?
Yaku town settled	April 1, 1959
Population (2017)
• Total	6,544
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)

Miyanoura (宮之浦) is a port town and the second major settlement of the island of Yakushima, in Japan. It is part of the municipality (with town status) of Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture.

History

Originally part of the municipality of Yaku, on October 1, 2007, it merged the municipality of Kamiyaku (including Anbō) to create the current municipality of Yakushima.

Geography

Miyanoura is a coastal town on the Pacific Ocean, north of the island of Yakushima, below the Mount Miyanoura and crossed in the middle by Miyanoura River. It is 19 km northwest of the town of Anbō, and 9 km east of the village of Nakata. A 10 km mountain road links it to the touristic gorges of Shiratani Unsui.^[1]

Transport

The port of Miyanoura has passenger services to Nishinoomote, Minamitane (both on Tanegashima island), Anbō, Kuchinoerabu and Kagoshima. The town is crossd by the main island road and is served by a bus network.^[2]^[3] Nearest airport is Yakushima Airport, located 10 km east.

References

^ Shiratani Unsui Gorge
^ Access to Yakushima Island (including Yakushima bus network map)
^ Yakushima bus network map and other tourist info about the island

External links

Yakushima town website

[1] Shiratani Unsui Gorge

[2] Access to Yakushima Island (including Yakushima bus network map)

[3] Yakushima bus network map and other tourist info about the island

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