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Yakushima NP, Kagoshima
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This offshore rock is made of lava thought to be among the oldest exposed on Kuchinoerabujima. Its age is estimated at about 500,000 years, though it has not been directly dated.
At low tide, hot spring water wells up beneath the Tategami. Thermal springs have also altered and discolored the rock—a striking reminder that volcanic heat reaches right to this rugged coast.
The scenery continues underwater: coral communities spread around the waters off Nemachi-no-Tategami. Across Kuchinoerabujima, surveys have recorded 69 coral species and 546 fish species.
