While hiking in Yakusugiland, I kept getting exciting every time I'd catch a glimpse of a deer in the distance. Turns out I didn't need to be chasing those deer after all. When we got to the end of the trail, there was a deer right in front of me. Not only did he not run away, but when I took out a cracker, he happily ate it out of my hand.
Updated Sep 18, 2005
Keep your eyes open for the wild Yakushima macaques. They could be anywhere, often hanging out in family groups. And they were amazingly unafraid of people and cars.
Written Sep 1, 2005
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Keep your eyes open for the wild Yakushima macaques. They could be anywhere, often hanging out in family groups. And they were amazingly unafraid of people and...
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Ambo is one of the two port towns of the island of Yakushima. We chose to stay in Ambo because we'd read that it was the smaller and more picturesque of the two, and I think we made the right...
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