Aokigahara Forest | Creepiest Places on Earth ~ Go4Pix

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Aokigahara Forest | Creepiest Places on Earth

Aokigahara , also called as the Suicide Jungle as well Sea of Trees , is a 35-square-kilometre ( 14 sq mi ) jungle that can be found at the northwest bottom of Mount Fuji in Japan .

The jungle consists of numerous rockbound , icy caverns , several of that are well known travelers attractions . Due to the wind-blocking occurrence of the trees and also an lack of almost any animals , the jungle is well-known for becoming extremely quiet .

Aokigahara Forest spookiest Places on Earth

The jungle has a ancient relationship with demons in Japanese mythology as well as a preferred location for suicides ( 57 in 2010 ) regardless of many indications , in Japanese and English , urging individuals to think again their moves .

The jungle is a favorite location for suicides , apparently the most desired in Japan . Statistics differ , however precisely what is reported is at the time leading up to 1988 , around a hundred suicides happened around each year .

In 2003 , 105 human bodies were discovered in the jungle , going over the earlier record of 78 in 2002 . Recently , the regional authorities has ceased publicizing the figures so that they can downplay Aokigahara's connection with suicide . In 2004 , 108 individuals killed themselves in the jungle . In 2010 , 247 people attempted suicide in the forest , 54 of whom completed the act . Suicides are said to increase during March , the end of the fiscal year in Japan . As of 2011 , the most common means of suicide in the forest were hanging and drug overdoses .

The high rate of suicide has led officials to place signs in the forest , in Japanese and English , urging suicidal visitors to seek help and not kill themselves . Annual body searches have been conducted by police , volunteers , and attendant journalists since 1970 .

The site's popularity has been attributed to the 1960 novel Kuroi Jukai ( Black Sea of Trees ) by Seichō Matsumoto . However , the history of suicide in Aokigahara predates the novel's publication , and the place has long been associated with death : ubasute may have been practiced there into the nineteenth century , and the forest is reputedly haunted by the Yūrei ( angry spirits ) of those left to die .