Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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For generations, the world has recognized Japan's famous Suicide Forest... but in it's shadow, another ominous and mystical woodland often goes unsung. Placed in Kyoto, this expanse is shrouded in legends of eerie phenomena, timeless curses, and encounters with chilling ghostly manifestations. Are you ready to brave the History and Hauntings of the Sagano Bamboo Forest?

Photos:

"Sagano, Kyoto - DSC06120" by Daderot (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Daderot) is licensed under CC0 1.0

"Sagano Bamboo forest" by Marco Almbauer (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:A,Ocram) is licensed under CC0 1.0

"Sagano, Kyoto - DSC06104" by Daderot (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Daderot) is licensed under CC0 1.0

"Sagano, Kyoto - DSC06097" by Daderot (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Daderot) is licensed under CC0 1.0

"Sagano Bamboo forest, Arashiyama, Kyoto" by Casey Yee (flickr.com/people/33199378@N06) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

"Sagano, Kyoto" by saiko (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Sailko) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

"Sagano Bamboo forest 01" by Immanuel Giel (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Immanuel_Giel) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

"Illuminated Sagano bamboo forest 9" by そらみみ (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:%E3%81%9D%E3%82%89%E3%81%BF%E3%81%BF) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

"Sagano Bamboo forest 2" by Marco Almbauer (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:A,Ocram) is licensed under CC0 1.0

"Illuminated Sagano bamboo forest 3" by そらみみ (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:%E3%81%9D%E3%82%89%E3%81%BF%E3%81%BF) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

"Kyoto, Arashiyama.
Sagano Bamboo Grove" by ZiJing (flickr.com/photos/zijing/) is licensed under CC BY 2.0