▁no ▁hydro gen ▁cars ▁station ed ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁but ▁electric ▁cars ▁are ▁run ▁by ▁the ▁municipality .) ▁ ▁World ▁Heritage ▁design ation ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁▁ ▁was ▁designated ▁a ▁UN ES CO ▁Man ▁and ▁the ▁B ios phere ▁Reserve . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁ ▁of ▁wet land ▁at ▁Nag ata - h ama ▁was ▁designated ▁a ▁R ams ar ▁Site . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁nest ing ▁ground ▁for ▁the ▁end anger ed ▁logger head ▁sea ▁t urt le ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Pacific . ▁Y ak ush ima ' s ▁unique ▁rem nant ▁of ▁warm / temper ate ▁ancient ▁forest ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁natural ▁World ▁Heritage ▁Site ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁In ▁the ▁W ilder ness ▁core ▁area ▁() ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Heritage ▁Site , ▁no ▁record ▁of ▁past ▁tree ▁cutting ▁can ▁be ▁trac ed . ▁The ▁island ▁is ▁visited ▁by ▁ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁tour ists ▁every ▁year . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁Y ak ush ima ▁is ▁located ▁approximately ▁ ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁southern ▁tip ▁of ▁ Ō sum i ▁Pen ins ula ▁in ▁southern ▁Ky ush u , ▁or ▁ ▁south ▁of ▁K ag osh ima . ▁The ▁V inc ennes ▁Stra it ▁( Y ak ush ima ▁Ka ik y ō ) ▁separ ates ▁it ▁from ▁the ▁nearby ▁island ▁of ▁Tan eg ash ima , ▁which ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Space ▁Centre . ▁ ▁Period ic ▁ro cket ▁launch es