Aokigahara Forest (Suicide Forest of Japan)

Intoduction

A very mysterious forest spread over 35 square kilometers, where a lot of people have done suicide. This forest is located on the North West side of Mount Fuji in Japan. The name of this deadly forest is Aokigahara. It is also called as Suicide Forest or Sea of Trees. It is a very dense forest. That's why we cannot hear the outside voice here. The western edge of Aokigahara, where there are many caves filled with snow, is a popular destination for tourists and school trips. According to Japanese mythology. the ghosts of the dead people live in this forest which is also called as yurei. And the most surprising thing is that many people have suicided so far in this forest. Aokigahara is internationally known as one of the world's most popular destinations for suicides. A signboard has also placed outside this forest, so that the people who are committing suicide, realize that they are taking the wrong step and how sad their families would be after their death.

Suicides at Aokigahara Forest

In 2002, 78 dead bodies were found here, and in 2003, there were around 105 dead bodies in the forest. By listening to this, you can imagine how many people commit suicide every year here. At least 200 people tried to commit suicide here in 2010, out of which 54 completed the act. It has been found in the research that the most common way of suicides is drug overdose and hanging. In the last few years, how many people have committed suicide, no one knows because local officials no longer tell anyone about this so that they can overcome the fear of this forest among people. It is difficult to say whether the ghosts are actually exist in this forest or not, but this news came out when Seicho Matsumoto in 1961 wrote a novel called “Tower of Waves",  in which a loving couple commits suicide in this particular forest. It is said that ghosts of that couple live in this forest. This forest is so dense that even at day time there is not much light available here. If this forest is so scary and deserted at day time, then how will it look like at night. Some people even said that they have seen the ghosts with their own eyes in this forest which they have given a name "yurei".