Aokigahara (щЭТцЬиуГ╢хОЯ?), also known as the Sea of Trees (ци╣ц╡╖ Jukai?), is a 35-square-kilometre (14 sq mi) forest that lies at the northwest base of Mount Fuji in Japan.
The forest has a historic association with demons in Japanese mythology and is a рд▓реЛрдХрдкреНрд░рд┐рдп place for suicides , The forest is a рд▓реЛрдХрдкреНрд░рд┐рдп place for suicides, reportedly the most рд▓реЛрдХрдкреНрд░рд┐рдп in рдЬрд╛рдкрд╛рди and рд╕реЗрдХрдВрдб in the world after San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. Statistics vary, but what is documented is that during the period leading up to 1988, about 100 suicides occurred there every year.
In 2002, 78 bodies were found within...
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