YAKUSHIMA, Kagoshima Prefecture—An ancient giant has fallen in the forest believed to have inspired Studio Ghibli's "Princess Mononoke ... the huge trees on this island," said a senior ...

Does it really rain 366 days a year on Yakushima island, the place that inspired Hayao Miyazaki’s 1997 animated film “Princess Mononoke”? Having visited the island several times, I was about ...

Princess Mononoke's setting is based on a real island off the southern tip of Japan called Yakushima. The forests in the movie all draw inspiration from this beautiful real-life location ...

Yakushima Island's incredible landscapes have garnered ... If you're a fan of the Studio Ghibli film "Princess Mononoke," you ...