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96. Lore & Legends | Aokigahara: Japan's Suicide Forest

96. Lore & Legends | Aokigahara: Japan's Suicide Forest

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 It's a different episode of Lore & Legends today - one that factually explores Aokigahara Forest, Japan’s “Suicide Forest,” tracing its evolution from a natural wonder at the base of Mount Fuji to a global symbol of tragedy. Spanning its geological origins from the 864 CE eruption, 19th-century emergence as a suicide site, and peak suicide rates in the early 2000s, this episode examines economic crises, cultural attitudes, and media influences like Seichō Matsumoto’s Kuroi Jukai that amplified its notoriety. Learn about Japan’s suicide prevention efforts, including national policies and Aokigahara-specific measures like drone patrols, alongside the forest’s role as a tourist destination attracting both nature enthusiasts and “dark tourists.” Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown. • Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.macabriumpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more! Episode Reference Material Aokigahara Forest - Wikipedia CNN: Suicide in Japan's Aokigahara Forest (2009) Aokigahara: Suicide Forest - IMDb Aokigahara: Suicide Forest - WatchDocumentaries Suicide Prevention in Japan - WHO Aokigahara Forest - National Geographic Inside Japan’s ‘Suicide Forest’ - CNN (2018) Japan's Suicide Forest: 33 Creepy Facts - Best Life National Suicide Prevention Policy in Japan - Injury Prevention The General Principles of Suicide Prevention Policy - PubMed The Creepy Confines of Aokigahara - All That’s Interesting Real Stories From the Japanese Suicide Forest - Bustle Sea of Trees: Poetic Gateways to Aokigahara - Tokyo Poetry Journal Aokigahara Forest - Japan National Tourism Organization Suicide Data and Trends in Japan - Tokyo Mental Health Excess Suicides in Japan Post-Pandemic - ScienceDirect Drones Deployed to Aokigahara for Patrol - The Asahi Shimbun From Tragedy to Tourism - Life360 Aokigahara: A Dark Tourism Spot - Travel Tomorrow Macabre Tourism in Japan - ResearchGate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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