Aokigahara Forest Gallery

The canopy, the lava underfoot, the cave ice and the mountain above it — the ground these walks actually cover.

Descending into a lava tube beneath Aokigahara Forest

A guided winter walk through snow-dusted Aokigahara

Moss and bare lava under the canopy of Aokigahara Forest

Moss-covered lava and standing hemlock in Aokigahara

Mount Fuji standing above the Aokigahara canopy

Open ground at the foot of the mountain beside the forest

The cone of Mount Fuji seen from the forest edge

Walkers on a marked trail through Aokigahara Forest

Dense hemlock canopy closing over a trail in the Sea of Trees

A guided group walking the Sea of Trees Nature Trail

Trail signage at the Fugaku Wind Cave entrance

The forest floor of Aokigahara, roots spread across bare rock

A trailhead sign at the edge of the Aokigahara Jukai forest

See it for yourself

Guided walks leave the Kawaguchiko area most mornings, with the helmet and headlamp handed out at the trailhead and free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.

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Canopy, bare lava, cave ice and the mountain above it — the ground these walks actually cover. For what is underground, see the three lava caves, or read the Aokigahara Forest Tours comparison of every departure. Wildlife and plant life covers what is growing through these photographs, and Aokigahara guided tour departures collect you within a few minutes of Kawaguchiko Station.