Japan’s Mount Mihara

Japan's Mount Mihara is well-known for some extremely sinister reasons, much like the guillotine. In this instance, the active volcano has developed a reputation as a popular place for people to commit suicide. The volcano, which is situated on the island of Izu Oshima, is surrounded by beautiful countryside and served as Godzilla's home in several of the earlier Toho movies.

Unfortunately, it also made it very simple for people who wanted to end their lives dramatically to reach the end of the road. It's a simple jump into the crater itself if one were to go to the top of the cone and go in the appropriate direction. 944 persons committed suicide in 1933 by doing just that.

The suicide trend is thought to have started some 250 years ago and accelerated in the previous century. The estimate had been made at 2000 between 1936 and 1937. Airlines won't let you buy a one-way ticket to the island, just in case, and the government ultimately decided to erect a barrier around the volcano.

Elevation: 764 m (2,507 ft)