AOKIGAHARA FOREST, Japan (CNN)-- Aokigahara Forest is known for two things in Japan: breathtaking views of Mount Fuji and suicides. Also called the Sea of Trees, this destination for the desperate ...

FUJI-KAWAGUCHIKO, Yamanashi Prefecture—To combat the persistent threat of suicides in Aokigahara forest, officials here are now relying on drones in addition to routine sweeps on foot.

Its proper name is Aokigahara Jukai, which roughly translates to “Blue Tree Meadow Sea of Trees.” The forest is legendary not ...

The majority of the story is set in and around the Aokigahara Forest, a forest at the northwest ... They drink together, and she tells him of her parents' death. In reality, her father killed ...