Aokigahara Forest

Aokigahara, more infamously known as Suicide Forest, is a forest northwest of Japan's Mount Fuji. The western edge of Aokigahara, where there are several caves that fill with ice in winter, is a popular destination for tourists and school trips. Parts of Aokigahara are very dense with foliage, lending to an overhanging feeling of solitude.

Historically, the forest has been known to be yurei, ghosts of the dead in Japanese mythology. In feudal times, it was a rumoured practice to take an elderly relative to the forest and leave them to perish. Whether or not this is fact is still up for debate.

Aokigahara has become internationally known as "the Suicide Forest", one of the world's most prevalent suicide sites, and signs at the head of some trails urge suicidal visitors to think of their families and contact a suicide prevention association.

Aokigahara first appeared in Act 7 as the location of a dark crystal henge.