Yaku, Kagoshima
Jōmon Sugi in Yaku Island Japan
Yaku (屋久町 Yaku-chō) was a town located on the southern half of Yakushima (Yaku Island) in Kumage District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,008 and a population density of 28.96 persons per km². The total area was 242.03 km².
On October 1, 2007, Yaku, along with the town of Kamiyaku (also from Kumage District), was merged to create the town of Yakushima.
External links
- Yaku Town at the Wayback Machine (Japanese)
- Yaku Town at the Wayback Machine (English)
- Yakushima Town (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 30°16′48″N 130°34′38″E / 30.28000°N 130.57722°E
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