SAUNTER MAGAZINE Vol.6 SAUNTER MAGAZINE No.6 Regular Edition

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Yakushima 2023
Yakushima Today

Issue 6 of Saunter Magazine from Yakushima, Japan will be released on September 23, 2023, and will feature the special article "Yakushima 2023: The Present."
This is an all-encompassing issue on Yakushima to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the World Natural Heritage site.
This is the regular version without the CD (the audio itself is also available to listen to through music streaming services).

Travelers: Iura Arata (actor), Inoue Kaoru (DJ/musician), GOMA (didgeridoo artist/painter), Hama Okamoto (OKAMOTO'S), Oki Akiko (novelist), Shibata Chiyo (cheese maker), Yoroi Takeshi (anatomist), and more.

Content
1) A mountain trip to Yakushima and its megaliths by Shin Iura
Traveler: Arata Iura, Photographer: Rikiya Nakamura, Text: Shinji Kunimoto
A trekking trip to Mt. Kuromi with actor Arata Iura on Yakushima. The photobook also includes a page entitled "Spring on a Mountain Island" that Iura himself took.

2) GOMA: The healing and purifying energy created by the island's nature and ancient sounds
Traveler: GOMA, Photo: Monica Mogi, Text: Tomoyo Tsuchiya
Didgeridoo artist GOMA enjoys Yakushima through live music, yoga, hiking and more, and also has a conversation with island resident painter Takada Yuko.

3) Island Soundscape by Kaoru Inoue
Traveler: Kaoru Inoue, Photographer: Yuya Hasegawa, Text: Hajime Oishi
DJ Kaoru Inoue conducted field recordings on Yakushima and produced an original album based on those recordings.

4) A fertile sea nurtured by the Kuroshio Current and island forests
Photos and text: Itaru Takaku
Although it is an island surrounded by the sea, the Jomon cedars and moss-covered forests are so famous that the underwater world is surprisingly little known.

5) Bouldering heaven
Traveler: Masashi Akuzawa, Photographer: Shunzo Tanaka, Text: Tomoyo Tsuchiya
Climbing and bouldering are becoming more and more popular. Yakushima, an island of granite, is full of famous rock formations. We follow the climbers closely.

6) The appeal of extreme sports brought to the island by immigrants
Photo: Shu Ito, Text: Tomoyo Tsuchiya
Skateboarding is suddenly becoming more popular on the island. We interviewed the association promoting skateboarding, and a former Japanese BMX champion who recently moved here.

7) Living with the Yakusugi Forest
Photo: Shu Ito, Text: Tomoyo Tsuchiya
A guide to Yakusugi by Yuji Kashima, a former woodworker and owner of the wood shop "Kikori." What is the significance of protecting forests while utilizing wood?

8) 30 years of nature conservation and the next 30 years
Photo: Daiaki Yamashita/Shu Ito, text: Tomoyo Tsuchiya
Yakushima is celebrating its 30th anniversary as a World Heritage Site, but there are still many challenges to be overcome in nature conservation. Kenji Tezuka and Hiroaki Yamashita of the Yakushima Evergreen Forest Network talk about it.

9) Looking up at the mountains and thinking about the "Southern Songlines"
Illustration: nakaban, Text: Maho Araki
Thoughts on Matsubanda by Araki Maho, a researcher at Kobe University Graduate School who served as the historical and folkloric researcher for "South Seas Songlines."

10) Yakushima Souvenir Shop
What souvenirs should I buy on Yakushima? This is a question that is often asked by tourists, so here are some recommended shops from the editorial team of Saunter Magazine.

11) Travel essays
Hama Okamoto (musician), Akiko Oki (novelist), Chiyo Shibata (cheese maker), Takeshi Yoroi (anatomist)
Essays about Yakushima written by Yakushima lovers.

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Publisher Quilt Books

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