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According to Wikipedia “The Forest of Aokigahara (青木ヶ原), is a forest on Yamanashi Prefecture standing on 30 Kilometer land of hardened lava“. Nearly 60KM away from Mount Fuji itself. It is also located at the north-western side of the mountain.
Coordinates : 35°28′12″N 138°37′11″E
What is this forest known for?
It is known for most people as the “The Suicide Forest”. It is because the forest contained about 100 or more people who died by committing suicide. And as the year 2010 shows up, the number increased by about 67.
Though the number of suicides that have happened on the forest are only what the locals along with the officials found, it is estimated that there are 12 more people who committed suicide on the Forest.
It is said that the officials stopped publicizing the real number of deaths to the public to clean and stop further incidents from happening.
~~Is there any famous Youtubers that visited this?
Yes, in fact, there are a lot of youtubers who visited this forest. This includes TFIL, VICE, Exploring With Josh.
Here’s their videos regarding their adventures!
TFIL -
VICE -
EXPLORING WITH JOSH -
Image / Video Sources -
https://files.tofugu.com/articles/japan/2012-07-23-aokigahara/noose-hanging-from-tree-in-aokigahara-forest.jpg ~ https://www.unbelievable-facts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Aokigahara-the-Suicide-Forest-4.jpg ~ https://youtu.be/DdRtkv-NBpY ~ https://youtu.be/4FDSdg09df8 ~ https://youtu.be/xRJuROs1MoU