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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Yakushima' has mentioned 'Japan' in the following places:
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YakushimaNative name: Japanese: xe5xb1x8bxe4xb9x85xe5xb3xb6Landsat image of YakushimaYakushimaLocation in Japan (with southern islands in inset)Show map of JapanYakushimaYakushima (Kagoshima Prefecture)Show map of Kagoshima PrefectureGeographyLocationEast China SeaCoordinates30xc2xb020xe2x80xb238xe2x80xb3N 130xc2xb031xe2x80xb226xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf30.34389xc2xb0N 130.52389xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 30.34389; 130.52389Coordinates: 30xc2xb020xe2x80xb238xe2x80xb3N 130xc2xb031xe2x80xb226xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf30.34389xc2xb0N 130.52389xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 30.34389; 130.52389Archipelagoxc5x8csumi IslandsArea504.88xc2xa0km2 (194.94xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi)Highestxc2xa0elevation1,936xc2xa0m (6352xc2xa0ft)Highestxc2xa0pointMount MiyanouraAdministrationxc2xa0JapanKagoshima PrefectureDemographicsPopulation13,178 (2010)Pop. | WIKI |
Yakushima (xe5xb1x8bxe4xb9x85xe5xb3xb6) is one of the xc5x8csumi Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. | WIKI |
It was often mentioned in the diaries of travelers between Tang Dynasty China and Nara period Japan. | WIKI |
Yakushima is Japan's wettest place,[10] and annual precipitation in Yakushima is one of the world's highest at 4,000 to 10,000xc2xa0mm (160 to 390xc2xa0in). | WIKI |
It is the southernmost place in Japan where there is snow in the mountains, often for months, while the ocean temperature is never below 19xc2xa0xc2xb0C (66xc2xa0xc2xb0F) | WIKI |
Climate data for Yakushima (1991xe2x88x922020 normals, extremes 1937xe2x88x92present) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high xc2xb0C (xc2xb0F) 25.3(77.5) 26.1(79.0) 29.6(85.3) 29.8(85.6) 31.9(89.4) 34.8(94.6) 35.2(95.4) 35.4(95.7) 34.7(94.5) 31.3(88.3) 30.7(87.3) 26.6(79.9) 35.4(95.7) Average high xc2xb0C (xc2xb0F) 14.7(58.5) 15.5(59.9) 18.0(64.4) 21.4(70.5) 24.5(76.1) 26.9(80.4) 30.5(86.9) 30.9(87.6) 28.9(84.0) 25.2(77.4) 21.2(70.2) 16.8(62.2) 22.9(73.2) Daily mean xc2xb0C (xc2xb0F) 11.8(53.2) 12.3(54.1) 14.6(58.3) 17.8(64.0) 21.0(69.8) 23.7(74.7) 27.0(80.6) 27.5(81.5) 25.7(78.3) 22.2(72.0) 18.2(64.8) 13.9(57.0) 19.6(67.3) Average low xc2xb0C (xc2xb0F) 8.9(48.0) 9.2(48.6) 11.3(52.3) 14.2(57.6) 17.5(63.5) 21.0(69.8) 23.9(75.0) 24.6(76.3) 22.8(73.0) 19.4(66.9) 15.2(59.4) 11.0(51.8) 16.6(61.9) Record low xc2xb0C (xc2xb0F) 1.0(33.8) 0.7(33.3) 1.5(34.7) 4.5(40.1) 10.1(50.2) 13.7(56.7) 18.3(64.9) 19.6(67.3) 15.2(59.4) 9.1(48.4) 5.6(42.1) 2.2(36.0) 0.7(33.3) Average precipitation mm (inches) 294.6(11.60) 289.2(11.39) 387.0(15.24) 405.5(15.96) 444.1(17.48) 860.3(33.87) 362.4(14.27) 256.5(10.10) 450.7(17.74) 309.9(12.20) 309.6(12.19) 281.8(11.09) 4,651.7(183.14) Average snowfall cm (inches) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) Average precipitation days (xe2x89xa5 0.5 mm) 17.2 15.2 16.2 13.5 13.7 19.6 12.5 14.6 15.5 12.8 12.8 15.8 179.3 Average relative humidity (%) 68 68 69 71 76 85 83 82 81 74 71 69 75 Mean monthly sunshine hours 74.9 83.2 117.9 146.2 152.7 100.0 209.9 201.3 139.8 115.9 97.3 78.8 1,515.8 Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[11] | WIKI |
[12] The scientific results have been published: "Environmental factors influencing the load of long-range transported air pollutants on Pinus amamiana in Yakushima Island, Japan" IN: January 2009 Ecological Research 25(1):233-243. | WIKI |
Location of Yakushima (red circle) compared to the rest of Japan. | WIKI |
The last operating narrow gauge (762mm gauge) timber railway in Japan is on the island but it is freight only. | WIKI |
Designated in the following protected areas: Yakushima Wilderness Area, Yakushima National Park, Special Natural Monument, and Yakushima Forest Ecosystem Reserve, each of these designations has a system to protect the natural environment of Japan and has strict legal regulations regarding development and other activities. | UNESCO |