Japan has some farked up forests.

I work for a Japanese company so I'm getting a kick... No I'm not.

People also jump off the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, with about the same amount of newsworthiness.

At least the kids aren't jumping into that volcano anymore.

/not kidding

Shostie: At least the kids aren't jumping into that volcano anymore.

/not kidding

I know. They've really clamped down on Spring Break.

Japanese kill themselves when they lose their jobs

Americans look for someone else to blame.

Somewhere in the middle lies rationality.

^{then again, the planet is grossly overpopulated...}

I heard he emailed drew and now he just goes by Suicideu

submitter: 青木ヶ原 (Suisaido Foresuto)

T,FTFY.

/pedantic about katakana-engrish

Killing yourself because you're broke? Crikey.

On the scene:



/Hot, like Misaki.

Wang Chung.

This is news to some people?

Japs are crazy.

Walked through the Jukai with an old friend of mine a few years back. Here's a video he took another time:
Link (pops)

The place is generally creepy - low level hum wherever we went, wierd honeycombed volcanic rock covered by dirt and leaves, looking very much like Fangorn from Lord of the Rings, stillness as soon as you entered the place... A lot of the signs had fallen into misuse, locals (while friendly) weren't really forthcoming about how to enter the forest (we eventually found an entrance behind a sports oval). Didn't see any shoes or other stuff like that, but I could really imagine people going off the track (especially during autumn when it's literally covered with leaves) breaking a leg in a whole and just dying of exposure.
Overall, A+++ would be freaked out again.

I've just added Suicide Forest to my 'Places to avoid in Japan' list along with "Animation writer studio" and "Crazy 88's Dance Club".

Why don't they visit 'Get a job Valley' or 'The Prairie of Free Cheese and Welfare Checks" instead?

Toyoki Yoshida, a suicide and credit counselor.

wat

I'm a summer camp counselor, marriage counselor, and high school guidance counselor.

And if any anime, it reminds me of some episode right out of Mushi-shi.

itazurakko: People also jump off the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, with about the same amount of newsworthiness.

Not news, FARK etc.

As far as I understand it (and I refuse to go looking on Wikipedia to check), the forest only became a popular site for suicides after a emo/romantic novel about star-crossed lovers who travel there to kill themsleves.
The Japanese aren't any crazier than you or me (generally speaking - YMMV), but they sure do love doing whatever it is everyone else is doing.

No no, the Crazy 88's Dance Club is the shiat!

7bates: No no, the Crazy 88's Dance Club is the shiat!

And frequented by gaijin, apparently.

Fist-bump for Pizen. Looks like Ian Fleming really had the culture nailed, eh?

I pray every day that Americans would do the same, damn, thing.

/"Pull over and farking drop dead."
//Said at least ten times, every time I get behind the wheel

EggSniper: I pray every day that Americans would do the same, damn, thing.



This, but let's amend this, shall we?

1. CEOs that give themselves HUGE bonuses;
2. Congress who vote FOR giving themselves raises (if it's NOT inflation adjustment);
3. ??? May need to have somebody to grab the baton here...

I was late to work on multiple occassions because of suicides on the yamanote line...

/ hot as summer in the kanto

Approves.

My contract is farked
Top myself in a forest?
Jolly good idea

rava: I heard he emailed drew and now he just goes by Suicideu

I see what you did there.

I have a bad feeling about suicidy.

Anyone ever catch a show called Paranoia Agent? I'm not a big fan of anime, but it's a tremendous show. Had a very odd episode featuring a trio who connect online and seek out ways to kill themselves, only to be thwarted almost until the end.

/Got nothin' else.
//Yeah, the story is disturbing, but goddamn... it's Japan.

Not to be insensitive, but that is a classy way to kill yourself.

Oh, great, another Japan thread. I don't know about my fellow JP Farkers, but this country is nothing like what I was prepared for it to be by the Western press. If the press cares so much about the country, why is every story couched in 'LOL they believe in 'honor' LOL,' or 'LOL tentacle rape LOL'?

Wiki: On some occasions human remains can be found in the distant reaches of the forest, but these are usually more than a few years old and consist of scattered bones and incomplete skeletons suggesting the presence of scavenging animals.

That would have to be the creepiest nature hike ever.

/yeah, 'Versus' popped to my mind immediately as well

Subaru Forester what now?

Suicide aint no thang in Japan. Many times, suicide is the honorable thing to do...

Imagine camping during the night in a place known as Suicide Forest. Creeepy

It's the trees! They're releasing a toxin that causes people to kill themselves in various, elaborate ways such as starting up a riding mower and lying down in its path.

Its true. I watched a documentary about it

The Samurai roll over in their graves at the thought of their kinsmen not "cutting deep enough" to commit seppuku.

strangeguitar: Japan has some farked up forests.

First thing I though of, sadly. You, sir, win.

So, you're saying kamikaze pilots were just a symptom, then?

/too soon?

approves?

Ask your doctor about suicide.

/obscure ref?

You douchebags. Don't you know this forest is one of the pivotal scenes in World War Z? At least listen to the audiobook. The movie is going to be epic.

/leaving disappointed nobody had mentioned it.

SuperMilk: I was late to work on multiple occassions because of suicides on the yamanote line...

/ hot as summer in the kanto

?? Kanto summers aren't really that hot. Try going south in August.

FTFA: "Unemployment is leading to this," said Toyoki Yoshida, a suicide and credit counselor.
Well there's your problem... your credit counselor is also your suicide counselor.

Seeing how he failed to commit suicide I'm guessing he got fired for not being efficient enough

Life and death and free will? In a nation without a national religion? Unpossible!

brukmann: You douchebags. Don't you know this forest is one of the pivotal scenes in World War Z? At least listen to the audiobook. The movie is going to be epic.

/leaving disappointed nobody had mentioned it.

Man, I'm a zombie buff and it didn't click.
Kinda funny that a place of death becomes a place for...new life?
UH OH PASCHAL MYSTERY

/I am tired
//good catch, though
///I haven't been able to look at trains the same way since I saw this (new window) [rated NSFW for disturbing scenes of violence]

My heart goes out to anyone who feels that low, lonely and alone in their life. That's gotta be a dark place, man.

Question though, the article said something about his "company apartment." Is this common in Japan, where you get housing with your job? So then you loose your job, you automatically loose your home?

Approves

organizm: Question though, the article said something about his "company apartment." Is this common in Japan, where you get housing with your job? So then you loose your job, you automatically loose your home?

Yes to both, especially among younger workers who haven't saved up to buy their own place.