The Sea of Trees (Aokigahara)

        Aokigahara is a forest at the northwest base of Mount Fuji in Japan.This is known as "the perfect place to die." Unfortunaly, it has the distinction of being the world's second most popular place to take one's life. However, this place, in some parts, show an absence of wildlife and the wind-blocking density of the trees that are in it, making it a popular tourist destination.

        Aokigahara's forest ranks as the second suicide spot in the world after San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. This undisputed fact constitutes the visit of many tourist waiting to find a body inside it. As a result of the high suicide rate, there are signs in the forest in both japanese and english. Those trying to persuade people not to commit suicide. The police have mounted this sign reading "your life is a precious gift from your parents," on trees throughout. This does not deter determinated people from commiting suicide.

        In January 2018, the forest gained international attention after a youtuber filmed and broadcast a suicide victim's body on his popular channel. This undisputable fact terrorized many people. On the contrary, the forest is not the reason why people choose the suicide, so it has some possitive aspects too. Designated trails lead to several tourist attractions such as the Narusawa Ice Cave, Fugaku Wind Cave, and the Lake Sai Bat Cave. It is also posssible to find animals such as asian black bears, small japanese moles, foxes, japanese grosbeak, japanese white-eye etc.

        As a conclusion, the sea of trees is a wonderfull place, maybe beacause of that, many people choose to die inside it. The sense of solitude could be one of the main attractions. This happen in some parts due to the extensive land where some exotic fauna and flora species could be found.