It's actually a very beautiful forest aside from its more popular claim to fame. Every year there is a volunteer expedition to remove any human remains so that

It's actually a very beautiful forest aside from its more popular claim to fame. Every year there is a volunteer expedition to remove any human remains so that they may be buried and unknowing hikers don't find themselves tripping into a massive grave after their descent from Fujisan. Also, the attributing any of this to the internet is a bit of a stretch as "loneliness" is hardly the only factor. The number of suicides has grown significantly over the past 30 years but then so has the population and stress of doing well in school, work, etc. "Prime time" in Jukai is at the end of the fiscal year (when people get laid off) and the end of the third trimester in Japanese schools (when people find out they've failed such and such an exam, class, or whatever).