Into the Forest of Fireflies' Light ✨🦊 In this shrine, you’ll be welcomed by 100 stone lanterns. It is the walk up the 270 or so steps that makes a visit to Kamishikimi so special. In 2002, this shrine appeared in a manga of an animator from Kumamoto, Yuki Midorikawa. This popular pathway appeared in his short animated film called “Hotarubi no Mori e” which translates “Into the Forest of Fireflies' Light” in English. “The story is of a young girl called Hotaru who spends the summer with her grandparents in the countryside. One day she wanders into the forest alone and gets lost. Luckily a teenage boy wearing a fox mask comes to her rescue helping her find her way home. They become friends and every summer they meet in the forest. As Hotaru becomes a teenager herself she starts to fall for Gin, the mask wearing boy, who never changes or ages. Then she discovers that Gin is actually a forest spirit and their love is doomed” Have you watched this anime? Of course, I have ❤️🦊 Locations: ⛩ Aoshima Shrine, Miyazaki (First Clip) ⛩ Kamishikimi Kumanoimasu Shrine, Kumamoto Admission: Free Entrance is stone steps across from the post office 6 km walk from Takamori station . ✨Save this for your anime location visit. Follow @realmairie for more Japan content ✨ 📸 @wanderfulanya ⚠️ Sharing on your story is much appreciated. Do NOT repost without permission⚠️ . #myjapan #japangram #hotarubinomorie #anime #蛍火の杜へ #熊本 #熊本観光 #九州 #九州旅行 #九州観光 #kyushu #kyushutrip #kyushuphotoclub #japantrip #japantravel #旅女子 #たびじょ #femaletravel #yukata #神社巡り #japanshrine #matcha_jp #realmairie_shrine #realmairie_kumamoto #realmairie_miyazaki @japan.explores @matcha_jp @japantravelcom @att.japan @visitjapanjp @visitjapanph @visitkumamoto @kyushu_tourism_information @welcomekyushu @visitmiyazaki @miyazaki_city