▁Yu ▁J omon ▁no ▁Y ado ▁M anten ▁- ▁out pat ient ▁Bath ing ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁The ▁for ests ▁of ▁Y ak ush ima ▁inspired ▁the ▁forest ▁setting ▁in ▁Hay ao ▁Mi y az aki ' s ▁film ▁Princess ▁Mon ono ke . ▁ ▁Y ak ush ima ▁is ▁the ▁insp iration ▁behind ▁the ▁forest ▁of ▁D rem uch ij ▁in ▁Metal ▁G ear ▁Sol id ▁ 3 : ▁S nake ▁E ater . ▁ ▁F ict ional ▁characters ▁Jun ▁and ▁Jin ▁Kaz ama ▁of ▁T ek ken ▁were ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Y ak ush ima . ▁ ▁E iji ▁Mi y ake , ▁the ▁protagon ist ▁of ▁David ▁Mitchell ’ s ▁novel ▁number 9 d ream , ▁is ▁from ▁Y ak ush ima . ▁Part s ▁of ▁the ▁novel ▁take ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁narr ator ’ s ▁child hood ▁on ▁the ▁island . ▁ ▁The ▁island ▁also ▁featured ▁prom in ently ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁film ▁Reb irth ▁of ▁M oth ra . ▁In ▁the ▁movie ▁The ▁Young ▁M oth ra ▁sw ims ▁to ▁the ▁island ▁to ▁transform ▁into ▁the ▁new ▁and ▁more ▁powerful ▁M oth ra ▁taking ▁its ▁life ▁ess ence ▁and ▁new ▁powers ▁from ▁the ▁et ernal ▁forest . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁in ▁Person a ▁ 3 ▁take ▁a ▁week ' s ▁vac ation ▁on ▁Y ak ush ima . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Ernest ▁Henry ▁Wilson ▁- ▁Wilson ▁st ump ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Special ▁Places ▁of ▁Sc en ic ▁Beaut y , ▁Special