"Yakoshima trip Left for the airport on Thursday, check in was real issue. Put my pack on the scanner for the security check to check in my luggage. I had something in my pack that the security officer wanted to see inside my pack. She was a 4'9" female that must have weigh 95 pounds. It was funny watching her trying to lift a 30 pound pack. I had to help her lift my pack. She did not speak any English, then she give me a hand jester like something round. I assumed that it was my pot and pans. That would make since I had my knife and stove in that area. I had to open the side zipper and try to pull out my pots and pan. She did not want to see it. Then we started to pull everything out of my pack. She could not find what she was looking for. She was starting to get frustrated cause she could not find the item. After twenty minutes of looking in my bag she turns to me and in very broken English and gives me the hand gesture, she said "batt- er-ey" got it. she was looking for my battery pack that was in the top of the pack. I unzip the the top flap and gave her what she was looking for. It only took two second after she told me. After we all got our pack check in we went to the r..." — Bear • May 3, 2015

"Drove through several "unmarked roads" to find the entrance. It's a small mountain, so there isn't any structured parking areas. You can park the cars on the side of the road near the entrance. The hike up is easy and interesting with many beautiful trees." — graceydesu • Oct 27, 2012