Amami 2015 (4/9) : Kinsakubaru Primeval Forest (金作原原生林)

Lots of endemic species remain in the forest.

On second day morning, I got up early and checked out for paticipating the tour of Kinsakubaru primeval forest. The car of the tour picked me up in front of my hotel.

Kinsakubaru is natural subtropical forest.
Around 80% of the island is covered with subtropical woodland. And Kinsakubaru is one of the few places where we can actually get to see natural Mangrove trees.

土砂崩れなどで行き止まりになっていたりして標識や地図はアテにならないと聞き、ツアーに参加しました。

I heard that Kinsakubaru is hard to go by ourselves because there’s no parking lot and road is so narrow. In addition, map is not accurate. There’re some dead ends because of landslides.
So, I participated in the three-hour tour (in Japanese only).

Sea on our way to Kinsakubaru was beautiful.

金作原原生林へ行く途中の海。きれい（＾＾） そういえば、この旅であまり海を見ていない(笑)

It took about 20 minutes from my hotel to Kinsakubaru.
Dense forest appeared in my sight.

ホテルから30分くらい。車から降りて少し歩くと、鬱蒼とした森が現れました。

Sunlight between greens is mysterious.

葉っぱの隙間から差し込む光は神秘的。

It looks like kaleidoscope.

万華鏡みたい！

There are so many endemic species.

Cyathea spinulosa.

森にはたくさんの奄美の固有種が。これはヘゴ。

Elephant ear

クワズイモも。

Newt. The tour conductor said to us that this forest keep enough water for animals and trees to live how long they don’t have rain.

イモリもいました。雨がどんなに降らなくてもこの森の水が枯れたことはないそうです。

Another there’re many birds and animals like Amami rabbit. But we couldn’t meet them.