Monday, 2 December 2024

Yakushima and Tanegashima

Flying over Yakushima (fore ground) and Tanegashima (to the back). World Heritage Yakushima has old forests with one tree being somewhere between 2100 and 7000 years old.
Tanegashima claim to fame is the place where European style firearms were introduced to Japan by the Portuguese in the 16th century. Today Tanegashima is home to the JAXA, Japan's space agency, launch facilities.

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