Aokigahara Forest also known as "Suicide Forest" is located at the northwest base of Mount Fuji in Japan. It's a popular place for suicides, definitely the most popular suicide location in Japan and the second most popular in the world. In the 70s, the problem got national attention and the Japanese government began doing annual sweeps of the forest in search of bodies and in last few years the number of bodies stopped even being publicized in an attempt to downplay Aokigahara's association with suicide. Many signs like "Life is a precious thing! Please reconsider!" or "Think of your family!" can be found scattered around the forest.

The news blame more on Japan's economic downturn than on the romantic ending of Seicho Matsumoto's novel Kuroi Jukai which revitalized the so-called Suicide Forest's popularity while some believe that the large number of suicide committed in the forest have generated paranormal activity that prevents many of those who enter from escaping the forest.