Yakushima Karin Snack Studio — Restaurant in Yakushima

We drove past this place when we were heading down south of the island to see all the beautiful waterfalls the island has to offer.

We instantly know we made the right decision the moment we stepped into the cafe and bakery, the assortment of gifts and souvenirs were amazing, they carry quite a few of souvenirs from other craftsman within Yakushima.

The highlight though is the food for us, they carry their homemade fruit butter which was just exquisite!! What’s more you can try out their toast set at Jpy500+ it comes in all 3 flavored butter with bits of the fruits goodness in it. Guava, Mandarin & Passionftuit, the mandarin was my fav and I ended up with half a dozen bottles back home as gifts.

The toast set also comes with a mini yogurt with their home made granola again with bits and pieces of goodness in it.

I also ordered their potage which is soup, have a choice of turnip, pumpkin and cabbage and look like it changes according to seasons too.

The cakes look really great too, my first time to see cakes that have vegetables bits in it, gave me a lot of ideas how to bake some back home.

The gratin was a popular option among other diners too.

The tankan juice (locally harvested mandarin) was just spot on, frozen cubes of juices that avoid diluting any flavour.

If you are looking for other editable souvenirs, they have fruit syrups and nicely packed jams to bring home so do check this place out, it is...

Came upon this place by accident but I enjoyed it so much, I brought my weary hikers back for ‘brunch’ the next day. The menu isn’t huge - four or five delicious smoothie options, a few light meals - but what we chose was in every case devoured with enthusiasm. Particularly worth commending are the gratin set, which is macaroni cheese with bacon and veg - total comfort food, plus a tiny dish of carrot salad that tasted better than any carrot salad I’ve ever eaten - and the toast with fruit butter, which is thick fingers of brioche spread with three different sorts of fruit curd - so good we ordered a second helping. Lovely coffee, friendly staff, just perfect when what you want is a rest and some tasty grub. The place also offers a selection of souvenirs and a beautiful view of...

We visited this place twice (because there's really nothing open in Yakushima 🤣). Lots of baked goods, snacks, spreads that you can buy as gifts.

They had delicious smoothies as well, although technically more of a milkshake since they add yogurt and milk to it.

When we were there during Golden Week, they also had cheesecake specials that you could just have a slice of at the shop. We tried passion fruit and purple potato, both quite light and easy to eat.

Recommend to stop...