Next take a train from Miyazaki Station to Kagoshima Station. From here you can visit the island of Yakushima, which is famous for its unspoiled nature. By air it takes about 40 minutes from Kagoshima. By boat the journey takes 3 hours and 45 minutes. Q4: On Yakushima, an island in a chain stretching south from Kagoshima, there are many cedar trees that are famous for their age. How old is the oldest one on the island? 1. 500 years 2. 1,000 years 3. 2,700 years