Kamiyaku [town] - Kamiyaku

Japanese: 上屋久[町] - かみやく

This old town, located in Kumage District, Kagoshima Prefecture, consists of the northern half of Yakushima and Kuchinoerabu Island. The main settlement is Miyanoura on the north coast of Yakushima, and there are regular air and sea routes from Kagoshima City. Field farming and fishing are both small-scale, but in 1959, a firebrick and abrasives factory was established in Miyanoura, taking advantage of the abundant electricity. As part of Kirishima-Yaku National Park (now Yakushima National Park), tourism development is also progressing. In 1993, Yakushima was registered on the list of natural heritage sites under the World Heritage Convention, and in 2005, Nagata Beach on Yakushima was registered on the Ramsar Convention list. In October 2007, it merged with Yaku Town, Kumage District, to form Yakushima Town. 298.95 ^km2. Population: 6,813 (2005).

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Japanese:

鹿児島県熊毛郡，屋久島北半部と口永良部(くちのえらぶ)島からなる旧町。主集落は屋久島北岸の宮之浦で，鹿児島市から定期航空路，航路がある。畑作，漁業とも小規模であるが，1959年宮之浦に豊富な電力を利用する耐火煉瓦，研磨材の工場が立地。霧島屋久国立公園（現・屋久島国立公園）に属し観光開発も進む。1993年屋久島が世界遺産条約の自然遺産リストに登録，2005年に屋久島永田浜がラムサール条約リストに登録された。2007年10月熊毛郡屋久町と合併，屋久島町となる。298.95km²。6813人（2005）。

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