Aokigahara presentation
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AOKIGAHARA & SUICIDE IN JAPAN
Presenter: Rundi Guo 7/9/15
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AOKIGAHARA 青木ヶ原Base of Mt. Fuji, ~100 mi west of Tokyo
35 km2 (14 mile2)
known as jukai “Sea of Trees” due to its high density
Barely any wildlife quiet
Popular destination for locals and tourists
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AOKIGAHARA & SUICIDE
“Suicide Forest”
Most popular in Japan, 2nd popular suicide place in the world
~100 suicides every year
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AOKIGAHARA & SUICIDE
Associated with death and demons in Japanese mythology,
“haunted forest”• Historically, popular site for ubasute (abandoning of elderly)
Frequently appear in media: • “Tower of Waves” (Seicho Matsumoto)
• Described it as “perfect place for suicide”
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SUICIDE IN JAPAN
Significant national problem• ~70 each day• 23 in 100,000 deaths (39 in 100,000 in
Yamanashi prefecture)• Men 2* more likely• Leading cause of death in men aged 20-44,
and in women aged 15-34
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REASONS
Social• Unemployment; financial pressure; school / work stress• Mental illness epidemic (highly stigmatized)
Cultural • Ideology of being quiet, shy, and emotionless; reticent mask• Collectivist culture; conformity valued above individuality, ones
worth associated with other’s perception; “amae”
Historical• Glorification of suicides; tradition of ritual suicides (seppuku);
suicide pack (Shinjuu)• Absence of religious taboo more societal acceptance
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Thoughts?Comments?Questions?
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REFERENCES
http://www.japanzine.jp/article/jz/957/the-suicide-woods-of-mt-fuji
http://www.aokigaharaforest.com/
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/05/09/news/suicide-forest-helps-skew-yamanashis-statistics/?+japantimes+(The+Japan+Times%253A+All+Stories)#.VZ0ruROqqko
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/06/26/general/inside-japans-suicide-forest/#.VZ0ufhOqqko
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aokigahara
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_in_Japan
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/jun/19/japan1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seppuku