English Version
This mixed woodland in Ageo, Saitama, has long carried an unsettling reputation. Although there are walking paths through the area, it is also said to be a place where suicides have occurred repeatedly, and skeletal remains have reportedly been found there in the past.
Because of that reputation, the grove has sometimes been nicknamed the “second Fuji Sea of Trees,” a reference to the infamous forest near Mount Fuji.
There is also a darker story connected to the land itself. According to local rumors, an inheritance dispute once broke out over this woodland, and members of the owner’s family disappeared one after another under mysterious circumstances. Some say the disappearances may have involved murders within the family, though this remains only a rumor.
The site is associated with the area around 2944-5 Haraichi, Ageo City, Saitama Prefecture. If you visit, stay on public paths, avoid entering restricted or private areas, and do not go alone or after dark.
Japanese Language
以前から自殺者の絶えない場所で、白骨遺体が見つかることもあります。昔から「第二の富士樹海」との異名を持つ雑木林です。遊歩道はありますが、以前から自殺者の絶えない場所で、白骨遺体が見つかることもあります。かつてこの雑木林をめぐる遺産相続問題で、所有者の家族が次々と謎の失踪を遂げるという事件が起こりました。失踪の原因は、家族間での殺人によるものだという噂も・・・。埼玉県上尾市原市２９４４?５
