Aokigahara
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Summary
Aokigahara is a forest[1]. Aokigahara ranks in the top 0.33% of forest entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,372 views/month, #1 of 301).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Fujikawaguchiko[3], Narusawa[4]
- Country: Japan[5]
- Part of: Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration[6], Q11086529[7]
- Commons category: Aokigahara[8]
- Has cause: Jōgan eruption of Mount Fuji[9]
- Official website: https://www.fujisan.ne.jp/nature/jukai.php[10]
- Replaces: Se-no-umi[11]
- Heritage designation: natural monument[12], part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[13]
- Native label: 青木ヶ原[14]
- Area: 35 km²[15]
- Located in protected area: Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park[16]
Why It Matters
Aokigahara has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] Aokigahara is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]