Yakusugi Museum

Small but neat museum. Shoes off (required) so you get to feel the unique wood tile floor. Took about an hour to get through everything, and there is an English guidebook you can borrow freely that has translations of the exhibits.

Maybe not a must see but worth a visit. The exhibits are in Japanese but you can use a free museum guide that translates most (but not all) the text. However the visit was worth it for me to do the “stamp rally” with the neighbouring two sites - a three colour stamp (one colour from each place). The floor is also interesting to walk on and you do learn about the history of the trees/wood.

A great place to learn about yakusugi in the forests along with the history of Yakushima. We went after hiking in the forests so were able to learn about the trees after we’d seem them in person. Beautiful museum!

The museum ended up being better than expected, with interesting facts about the cedar trees, a really cool video about how the island developed and the amazing ball dropping

A nice museum, the desing of the interior is also very nice. The explanation are written in Japanese, but they have an audioguide and guidebook.

Amazing museum that is full of interactive elements, historical videos, and almost everything is made of cedar.

A complex containing a museum of Yakushima cedar logging, conservation centre, cafe and a small park. The museum has a lovely atmosphere the entire interior appears to be done in cedar tiling. Several interactive pieces and videos showing the history of Yakushima's wood + a temporary exhibition hall (there was a photography contest for next year's calendar when I went). Small gift shop with books, postcards and wooden goods. Didn't have time to get anything from the cafe but the interior is lovely!

A good place if you want to know the history and learn about the cedar trees and the past wood cutting business of the island. There is also a part of Jomon Sugi preserved here, with all the possible explanation and research showcased about the same. Nearby areas are peaceful and good for a walk.