A ravine of granite boulders, ancient cedar and deep moss above Miyanoura on Yakushima. Ghibli staff scouted here during production of Princess Mononoke, and the section known as the moss forest is about 90 minutes' walk from the entrance hut. Yakushima receives extraordinary rainfall, which is what produces the moss.
值得去的理由
No photograph conveys it. The scale of the trees and the depth of the moss are the reason the film looks the way it does.
什麼時候去
Busiest in summer and during Japanese holiday periods.
先知道會比較好
This is a mountain trail, not a walkway: proper footwear, rain gear and water are required, and it rains most days. Register at the hut on the way in. A guide is strongly recommended if you are going beyond the moss forest to Taikoiwa. Getting to Yakushima means a ferry or a flight from Kagoshima, so allow at least two nights.
吉卜力工作室
Princess Mononoke — the moss forest Ghibli scouted on Yakushima.