Yūrei
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Yūrei are figures in Japanese folklore analogous to the Western concept of ghosts. The name consists of two kanji, 幽, meaning "faint" or "dim" and 霊, meaning "soul" or "spirit". Alternative names incl
Yūrei, Bakemono no e scroll, Brigham Young University
Yūrei from the Hyakkai Zukan, c. 1737
Maruyama Ōkyo's The Ghost of Oyuki
Aokigahara
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Aokigahara, also known as the Sea of Trees, is a forest on the northwestern flank of Mount Fuji on the island of Honshu in Japan, thriving on 30 square kilometres of hardened lava laid down by the las
Yūrei
…will remain a jibakurei. Some famous locations that are said to be haunted by yūrei are the well of Himeji Castle, haunted by the ghost of Okiku, and Aokigahara, the forest at the bottom of Mount Fuji, which is a popular location for suicide. A particularly powerful onryō, known as Oiwa, is said to be able to…
Aokigahara, the Misaka Mountains and Saiko Lake, as seen from Mount Ryu of the Tenshi Mountains
Aokigahara (left) and Saiko Lake
Warning suicide sign prevention around the forest
Aokigahara is located near Mount Fuji, in Yamanashi Prefecture.