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Introduction:
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Aokigahara ,also known as the Sea of Trees is a 35 km2 forest that lies
at the north west base of Mount Fuji in Japam is on the Honshu Island.
The forest contains a number of rocky, icy caverns, a few of which are
popular tourist destinations.
The forest, which has a historic association with demons in Japonese
mythologi, is a popular place for suicides; in 2002, 78 bodies were
found, despite numerous signs, in Japanese and English, urging people
to reconsider their actions.
Due to the wind-blocking density of the trees, and an absence of
wildlife, the forest is known for being eerily quiet.
The forest floor consists primarily of volcanic rock and is difficult to
penetrate with hand tools such as picks or shovels. There are also a
variety of unofficial trails that are used semi-regularly for the annual
"body hunt" done by local volunteers, who mark their search areas with
plastic tape. The plastic tape is never removed, so a great deal of it
litters the first kilometer of the forest, past the designated trails leading
to tourist attractions such as the Ice Cave and Wind Cave. After the first
kilometer into Aokigahara towards Mount Fuji, the forest is in a much
more "pristine" condition, with little to no litter and few obvious signs of
human contact.
AOKIGAHARA
Xoel Pampín Picallo
Daniel Núñez Martínez
Javier Rodríguez Llorca
Arnaldo González Baña
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The forest is a popular place of suicides, reportedly the
world's second most popular suicide location after San
Francisco Golden Grate Birge.
Since the 1950s, more than 500 people have lost their lives
in the forest, mostly suicides, with an average of
approximately 30 counted yearly. In 2002, 78 bodies were
found within the forest.
Flora:
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Aokigahara Woodland native forest is formed on the lava flow
eruption of Mt flowed around the 9th century.
Conifers such as hemlock in many years cypress trees, those on
the ground and a small gap of lava, exposed to strong and grows
on the roots rotting fallen tree.
Into the forest, the moss grows on a variety. Has become one of
the most important elements of the Forest Environmental
Actually, moss. Because the thin top soil and porous lava to instill
in the ground early rain, the water necessary for the growth of
trees because they are supplied with water-holding capacity of
moss.
Also dominate:
White cedar:Cupressus lusitanica is an evergreen conifer tree with
a conic to ovoid-conic crown, growing to 40 m tall. The foliage
grows in dense sprays, dark green to somewhat yellow-green in
colour.
Pines:
Pines are trees in the genus Pinus ,in the family Pinaceae. They
make up the monotypic subfamily Pinoideae. There are about 115
species of pine, although different authorities accept between 105
and 125 species.
Boxwood:
They are slow-growing evergreen shrubs and small trees,
growing to 2–12 m (rarely 15 m) tall. The leaves are
opposite, rounded to lanceolate, and leathery; they are
small in most species, typically 1.5–5 cm long and 0.3-2.5
cm broad, but up to 11 cm long and 5 cm broad in B.
macrocarpa. The flowers are small and yellow-green,
monoecious with both sexes present on a plant. The fruit is
a small capsule 0.5-1.5 cm long (to 3 cm in B. macrocarpa),
containing several small seeds.
Fauna:
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Aokigahara is a rich ecosystem with some 37 species of
animal confirmed living there. Rare animals, including the
Japanese serow (a type of antelope) as well as black bears
can be seen. The area also has a rich birdlife population
with some one fourth of Japan’s birds living around the
mountain. Of these birds, approximately 100 species have
their breeding grounds in the wooded areas at the foot of
the mountain. This includes rare species such as the
Siberian Fly Catcher and Japanese Grey Thrush. In contrast
to the area’s rich avian population, because there are few
above-ground water sources around the mountain, only
seven amphibian species and five species of reptiles have
been confirmed.
Of particular interest are the rare grassland butterfly
species that can be spotted in the forested area.