What is Aokigahara?
[[File:Aokigahara forest 01.jpg|thumb|220px|Aokigahara in 2008]] '''Aokigahara''' is a [[forest]] at the northwest base of [[Mount Fuji]] in [[Japan]]. The forest is known to be quiet because of the absence of [[wildlife]] and the wind-blocking density of the trees that are in it. A number of rocky, icy caverns are in the forest and some of them are popular [[tourist]] destinations. [[Demon]]s in Japanese mythology are associated with the forest. It is known as a popular [[suicide]] spot and is reportedly the most popular in Japan. It also ranks as the second in the world after [[San Francisco]]'s [[Golden Gate Bridge]].<ref name=WSJ>{{cite web|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114504929764426405.html|access-date=2012-12-15|title=Exiting Early|publisher=[[The Wall Street Journal]]}}</ref> There are signs in the forest in both Japanese and English that try to persuade people not to commit suicide. The forest is said to be haunted by the [[Yūrei]] (angry spirits) that were left to die.<ref name=Studio360>{{cite web|url=http://www.studio360.org/2010/jan/08/|access-date=2012-12-15|title=STUDIO 360 IN JAPAN|publisher=Studio 360|archive-date=2011-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110408142034/http://www.studio360.org/2010/jan/08/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{commons cat}} {{Reflist}} {{multistub|Japan|Geo}} [[Category:Forests]] [[Category:Yamanashi Prefecture]]