Those people who took a violent death or committed suicide are doomed to eternal wanderings in search of peace in the form of disembodied ghosts - yurei. Since then, the restless souls of innocently perished people wander through the forest and lie in wait for lonely travelers in the hope of avenging their suffering.Īccording to Shintoism, only the souls of those who died a natural death can reunite with their ancestors after life. There is a legend that the poor took seriously ill, old people and small children into the forest, who were a burden for the family, and left them there to certain death. The forest has earned a bad name for itself since time immemorial. IN national park There are some famous caves, dense coniferous forests and thickets of boxwood, the purest mountain air and amazing views of the main Japanese peak - Mount Fuji. Officially, the Aokigahara forest is a national park with all the necessary attributes - picnic glades, parking lots and hiking trails. The plateau on which the forest grows is dotted with faults, cracks and cavities that form numerous karst sinkholes and caves.

The mysterious unearthly beauty of the forest is given by the unusual roots of plants, which, being unable to break through the petrified lava, come to the surface and form bizarre intricacies.

Translated from Japanese, Aokigahara means 'plain of blue trees.' The second name of the forest is Dzyukai ('sea of trees'). The solidified magma formed a plateau, which was gradually covered with a layer of soil and overgrown with trees and shrubs. This is a fairly young natural formation that appeared twelve centuries ago after the devastating eruption of Mount Fuji in the middle of the 9th century.

The infamous forest is located at the foot of Mount Fujiyama near the Japanese capital. One of these, which Japan can 'boast' - the forest of suicides of Aokigahara, regularly falls into the ratings of the most scary places planets. It is also a land of mystical secrets, terrifying superstitions and anomalous zones. The Land of the Rising Sun is not only skyscrapers, high tech and ancient culture with interesting customs and unique traditions.

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