A Japanese city has launched an online campaign to save a particular area of forest that was the inspiration for the animator in the cult film "My Neighbor Totoro." Tokorozawa, a town outside of Tokyo, has decided to purchase the "Totoro Forest" for a massive sum of 2.6 Billion yen or (19 million yen). What's more impressive is that some amount was also chipped in through … [Read more...] about Japanese City Is Planning To Buy The Forest That Inspired Totoro To Preserve It
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15 Facts You Didn’t Know About Aokigahara, The Japanese Suicide Forest
Aokigahara is 13.5 miles northwest of Mount Fuji. It's a forest so dense with leaves that it's called the "sea of trees." Many people walk into the sea of trees without any intention of returning and mark the place as their resting site. The forest is infamously also known as the "Japanese Suicide Forest".For some, the forest acts as a rich hiking spot, with its unrivaled … [Read more...] about 15 Facts You Didn’t Know About Aokigahara, The Japanese Suicide Forest