Shiratani Unsuikyo Gorge (Kagoshima)

Hayao Miyazaki fans will find this forest familiar.
Shiratani Unsuikyo Gorge inspires Studio Ghibli's fantasy animation "Princess Mononoke."
The otherworldly nature park on Yakushima Island offers a network of maintained hiking trails along the ravine.
From historic tracks built in the Edo period to developed footpaths paved in stone and wood, the circuits range from one to five hours long, varying in difficulty.
Shiratani Unsuikyo Gorge, Yakushima Island, Kagoshima, Japan