The forest near the eastern gate of the temple grounds is large and ancient looking, with gnarled trees entwining each other. Many of the tree have huge girths and heights to match, reaching leafy branches high into the sky. Below the level of the trees, low lying shrubs and plants have flourished, carpeting the forest floor in the places where sunlight can reach. For a mountainside location, the size of the trees and the species of plants growing here perhaps seems unusual. However, this forest is largely the work of Jeryn, who wished to create a place that could grow wild and natural, unlike the cultivated gardens on the other side of the temple.

Being on a mountainside, the forest slopes downwards towards the south. Several rivers run through the forest, each of them forming waterfalls at several points where the descent becomes steeper. Formed from snow melt from higher up Mount Asran, these rivers are crystal clear, cold and untainted by humans.

Within the forest, there are a multitude of animal and bird species that have proven themselves hardy enough to withstand the cold on a mountainside. Drawn to the availability of food, deer are a common sight, as are elk, hares, squirrels, wolves, foxes and bears. Navigating the forest is not a difficult task for a kitsune, especially if one knows the game trails commonly used by the animals inhabiting the forest.