National Geographic Travelのインスタグラム(natgeotravel) - 12月31日 00時55分

Photos by Michael Yamashita @Michael Yamashita / Yankicha Island. The summertime mist that cloaks this remote island, part of the Kuril island chain, imparts a mystical quality. Billed as one of the least visited places on the planet, Yankicha sees only the occasional cruise ship that stops there. I flew over the island in a Russian helicopter but had no permission to land. Caught between Russia and Japan, surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk, tiny Yankicha is a volcanic island located in the center of the Kuril Archipelago that’s just 1.25 miles (2 kilometers) in diameter. The islet is the top of a partially submerged, still active volcano that last erupted in 1884, with two small lava domes forming small islands in a central lagoon. Numerous fumaroles and hot springs edge the southeast caldera shoreline. It has no human residents but abounds with wildlife, including arctic foxes, seals, and rare birds. It's actually the southern half of a larger island, Ushishir, whose name is derived from the Ainu word for "hot spring." The Ainu people, the original inhabitants of the Kurils, were an indigenous tribe with roots in both Russia and Japan. They considered Yankicha a sacred place and used it for shamanic rituals. The islands were later settled by the Japanese, followed by the Russians. #yankicha #kurilislands #kuril #ainu #volcano

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