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Aokigahara, otherwise known as Japan's Suicide Forest, has been a hot topic of conversation in recent years, especially after YouTuberLogan Paul posted a controversial video of a suicide victim found in the forest in 2017. However, Aokigahara's notoriety has littlely started with Paul's presence - in fact, the suicide forest has been a popular destination for decades , for both passionate hikers and these incidents to take their own lives. If the Aokigahara Forest is not on your list of things to visit, we gathered 33 things to knowSuicide Forest of Japan, tragic to the terrifying square. So, read it and feel that these goose flesh increase.

1. Up to 105 bodies are found in the forest each year.

While the density of trees and the terrain often perfidious in the Aokigahara forest make it difficult to determine an exact number ofsuicide, the number of corpses that are found is shocking high. In 2003 only, 105 bodies were found in the forest.

2. Aokigahara is the second most popular suicide destination in the world.

While with a nickname as "Suicide Forest", it seems that Aokigahara Forest is an extremely popular suicide place, it is not the largest suicide destination in the world. The Suicide Forest is the second most common destination for suicides, with theThe Golden Gate Bridge Take the first place.

3. The popularity of the forest is attributed to a book.

The popularity of the forest as a suicidal destination has increased since the publication ofNami No Tō (wave tower) By Seichō Matsumoto in 1961. However, while the book can have stimulated the awareness of the forest, people came to the Aokigahara Forest for decades before the book release.

4. It's haunted.

Not surprisingly, Aokigahara would behaunted. The forest would be inhabited by Yurei, or ghosts with unfinished affairs that are unable to enjoy peace in the afterlife.

5. There are other spirits that are hiding too.

Of course, a place nicknamed "The Suicide Forest" would not be at home for one spirit. Aokigahara is also at home in Tengu, a mythical Japanese bird demon, in addition to the spirits of human variety.

6. About half-mile in the forest, traces of human life disappear.

While the entrance points to the Bear Debris Forest from afar from the human visitors, the expansures of the forest that follow them are so thick and isolated, they look virtually intact. In fact, less than one mile in the forest, a sign thathiker were there starting to disappear.

7. There is a "suicide season".

While spring can bring a hot weather, it's also a maximum suicide season at Aokigahara Forest. Suicides in the forest and throughout Japan tend to plunder in March, at the end of the exercise of the country's exercise.

8. Compas tend to behave strangely in the forest.

While many people attribute the strange behavior of their compass toparanormal activity In the forest, there is actually a more logical explanation. Due to the high iron content of the lava on the floor of the forest, devices that respond to magnetism, such as compasses, often move from strange models when near it.

9. The hanging is not the only way people die in the forest.

While the suspension is the most common suicide method associated with traveling to Aokigahara Forest, this is not the only way people end their lives there. In fact, the forest is the site of many self-induced poisoning andoverdose, also.

10. The forest is so dense that it is easy to get lost.

The density of the forest facilitates improvement. Combined with malfunctional compasses, this can make the disappearance of visitors difficult.

11. Many suicide victims are never found.

Although some hikers discover corpses during their travels through the suicide forest, all the victims will not be found. The density of the forest and difficult navigation prevent everyone.

12. He sits on a wash field.

Aokigahara's unique ground is the result of Mount Fuji's eruption in 864 CE. Many ways in the forest are made of hardened lava.

13. Aokigahara is referenced in innumerable forms of media.

The suicide forest is so well known that it is often referenced in books, games, songs and other media. The world's awareness of the forest has even gave birth to mentions in countless popular films, including47 Ronin,The forest, andGus van Sant'S 2015Sea of ​​trees, withMatthew McConaughey.

14. Annual research is made to search for new bodies.

Due to the popularity of Aokigahara, annual research is organized to look for new bodies. Made up ofLocal legislation The application, forestry workers and volunteers, research is generally made before the holidays.

15. Forest workers are responsible for withdrawing bodies.

If a body is in the forest, forestry workers are responsible for removing it.

16. People are often trying to camp in the forest.

Many peoplecamping In the forest will be approached by suicide prevention patrols. Many think that forest campers are undecided as to whether or not to take their own lives, they are regularly controlled in on if they, this land is.

17. The bodies are kept in a special room.

On aThe sourceThe bodies are held in a special room guarded by forest workers until they are collected or eliminated appropriately. In many cases, forestry workers will stay overnight with corpses.

18. People travel from an ocean to die here.

A recent governmentreport Allegations that between 2013 and 2015, more than 100 people who are not areas directly around the Aokigahara Forest committed suicide in the forest.

19. The local government has stopped Publishing suicide numbers.

The local government has made valiant efforts to discourage visitors from Aokigahara Forest to commit suicide. One way they tried to do so was to put an end to the publication of annual data indicating the number of suicide victims found in the forest.

20. Innumerable suicide prevention measures have been implemented.

In addition to frequent patrols of the forest, the local government has set upAnti-suicide measures, Including teaching volunteers how to talk to suicidal visitors to the forest and raise railings on bridges to dissuade the jump.

21. His name means "sea of ​​trees".

The name by which Aokigahara is known locally, Jukai, mean "sea of ​​trees. It is called as such because of the density of the forest.

22. The forest contains a frozen natural cave.

Inside the Aokigahara Forest, you will find the Narusawa Ice Cave, apopular tourist attraction. This cave, which remains the frozen year, has an average temperature of only 37.4 degrees Fahrenheit all year round.

23. Even advanced hikers are invited to hold the trails.

Do you think you are a pretty advanced hiker to leave the trails and sail Aokigahara alone? Still think. Even experienced hikers are warned not to go on their own, and a lot of band leave on the trees along the way to make sure they can follow the same path of the forest.

24. The forest is full of butterflies.

While many hikers can not see the proof of the animal or life of insects in the forest, he is here. In fact, Aokigahara Forest has more than nine butterfly species.

25. The forest is silent eerily.

Due to the density of trees and lava floor, the forest is surprisingly calm. In fact, many people say that the cries are virtually undetectable in the forest.

26. Aokigahara houses a famous bat cave.

La Bat Cave Sai Lake, located inside a lava tunnel, is the largest Aokigahara cave. It's over 1268 feet long and serves as one of the most of the forestPopular tourist destinations.

27. Internetwoordenboek Logan Paul has been removed from Google preferred after a video stroke in the forest.

Logan Paul May have introduced a lot of his fans to the suicide forest, but his video taken in Aokigahara had serious repercussions for the YouTube star. After having recorded his video representing a corpse in the forest, many sponsors have stopped working with him and he lost his favorite Google status with YouTube.

28. The forest is littered by personal items.

While you can not meet a corpse in the suicide forest, it does not mean that you will not find advice they were there. In fact, the forest is full of personal items left by people who have committed suicide there.

29. Aokigahara finds at the base of mythically significant of Mount Fuji.

Aokigahara is not the local attraction only full ofmythological knowledge. Mount Fuji, at the base of which Aokigahara is, is the mythological house with the ninigi gods and his wife, Goddess Konohanasaykuya-Hime.

30. The forest houses limited fauna.

Despite the relatively large and isolated area it occupies and the density of its plant life, Aokigahana is not home to a wide variety of indigenous animals. However, animals that call the forest house include foxes, deer, rabbits, squirrels, mice, mink, taupes and the Asian black bear.

31. But Scavengers visit frequently.

Animals that escape are not a rare view to Aokigahana. Unfortunately, many suicide bodies of the victims are found by scavengers before they are discovered by forest workers.

32. The forest is considered the site for many cases of Ubasute.

In addition to the many suicides taking place in the Aokigahara Forest, it is also rumined as the site of many abandons. However, there is little evidence that Ubast, the practice of leaving an elderly or sick person to die somewhere remotely, has already been running in Japan.

33. It is full of signs of anti-suicide warning.

Due to the worldwide reputation of the forest as a destination for suicidal, it is full of signs suggesting reconsidered persons. In fact, at the entrance of many Aokigahara trails, you can find panels suggesting that you consider your loved ones or getting help from asuicide prevention association before taking your life. A common sign throughout the forest reads as follows: "Your life is a precious gift from your parents. Think of them and the rest of your family. You do not have to suffer alone."

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