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 ...

Forest bathing became a household name in Japan after the government became concerned that the urbanised and stressed population was becoming cut off from nature. There are now forest therapy ...

In just about every pamphlet I obtained regarding Shirakami-Sanchi, I kept reading about Philipp Franz von Siebold’s beech, a native Japanese tree. Siebold? I muttered to myself, “Who is this ...

Sunset over Lake Shinji is seen through the branches of blooming cherry trees at Shirakata Park in the western Japan city of Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, April 7, 2025. Cherry blossoms were in full ...

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 ...