Man visits suicide forest, returns unharmed
If you ever spent summers in Tokyo watching those freaky psychic ghost shows, you know about Jukai, or the suicide-inducing forest at the foot of Mt. Fuji.
Pejk, one of the Studio360 producers I've been working with this week, went there a couple days ago by himself. Brave guy! If you talk about going to Jukai to any Japanese person, their first instinct will be to think, Is he ever coming back? Apparently it's the second most popular suicide spot in the world (Golden Gate Bridge is #1)!
Pejk came back safely, and he wrote a really eloquent blog post about his experience there.
Sci-fi Channel's Josh Gates investigated there with his Destination Truth show, and they talked at length about the suicides that plague that area. They also caught something on video that is creepy, but it's unknown what exactly it is. If you get a chance, check out the episode.
Posted by: Dak Roland | November 15, 2008 at 08:27 AM