Landscapes & nature

Shiratani Unsui Gorge

Cedar forest on Yakushima Island

Japan · 30.3800, 130.5742

Shiratani Unsui Gorge is a real place Princess Mononoke was drawn from, named as a model for the setting in its Japanese Wikipedia article. Nothing was filmed here and no story happens here.

Shiratani Unsui Gorge
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Drawn from this place

Japanese Wikipedia says the setting of these anime was modelled on Shiratani Unsui Gorge. Nothing was filmed here.

Filming locations nearby