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4. Suicide Forest in Japan

The Aokigahara Forest located in Japan represents country’s most popular suicide location. It is believed that the reason for the popularity of this location is a 1960 novel titled Kuroi Jukai (Black Sea of Trees) from author Seichō Matsumoto, which features a scene of two lovers committing a suicide there. According to statistics, 50 to 200 people each year take their own life in the forest. To find out more about this place, check out this documentary.

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