The 'suicide forest'The Aokigahara forest, also called the Sea of Trees, sits right along the edge of Mount Fuji, roughly a two-hour drive west of Tokyo. A sign at the entrance of the Aokigahara forest urges suicidal visitors to reach out for help. Nakamura sees a potential parallel to the thought process surrounding the forest: "Many people have committed suicide at Aokigahara; thus you won't die alone." Suicide in JapanJapan was ranked 26th globally among age-adjusted suicide rates in 2015, according to the World Health Organization . Follow CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter See the latest news and share your comments with CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter.

Source: CNN January 03, 2018 15:43 UTC