Japan’s Mountains by Train & Bus
Find your next hike — no car needed. Trailhead access, down to the timetable.
- 335 mountains
- 125 100 Famous
🌿 In season this month
Good hikes for the current season, sorted by public-transport access.
ⓘ Access = how easy the trailhead is to reach by public transport (based on first-bus timing, transfers, direct/seasonal buses and whether a taxi is needed)
- Mt. Akita-KomagatakeIn season🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 6:26 / No transfers / Seasonal bus
- Mt. NekoIn season🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 8:03 / No transfers
- Mt. Nikko-ShiraneIn season🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 8:12 / No transfers
- Mt. TanigawaIn season🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 8:45 / No transfers
- Mt. TateshinaIn season🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 8:53 / No transfers / Seasonal bus
- Mt. AmakazariIn season🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 8:30 / No transfers
- Mt. TogakushiIn season🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 7:55 / No transfers
- Mt. Echigo-KomagatakeIn season🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 7:35 / No transfers / Seasonal bus
- Mt. HiuchiIn season🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 8:00 / No transfers / Direct hiking bus / Seasonal bus
- Mt. MyokoIn season🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 8:00 / No transfers / Direct hiking bus / Seasonal bus
- Mt. SennokuraIn season🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 6:09 / No transfers
- Mt. TakatsumaIn season🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 7:47 / No transfers
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Mt. Neko 100 Mountains of Flowers
Mt. Akita-Komagatake 200 Famous Mountains
Mt. Nikko-Shirane 100 Famous Mountains
Mt. Togakushi 200 Famous Mountains
Mt. Sennokura 200 Famous Mountains
Mt. Tanigawa 100 Famous Mountains
Mt. Tateshina 100 Famous Mountains
Mt. Adatara 100 Famous Mountains
Mt. Myoko 100 Famous Mountains
Mt. Takatsuma 100 Famous Mountains
Mt. Hotaka 100 Famous Mountains
Mt. Azumaya 100 Famous Mountains
Mt. Iwaki 100 Famous Mountains
Mt. Hayachine 100 Famous Mountains
Mt. Azuma 100 Famous Mountains
Mt. Akan 100 Famous Mountains
Mt. Sumon 200 Famous Mountains
Mt. Zaru 200 Famous Mountains
🔥 Popular this week
Mountains gaining attention right now, by region.
ⓘ Access = how easy the trailhead is to reach by public transport (based on first-bus timing, transfers, direct/seasonal buses and whether a taxi is needed)
- Mt. Bandai🔥 Trending🟡 Access: ModerateSeasonal bus
- Mount Kinpoku🔥 Trending🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Yōtei⚠️ Access: Plan aheadFirst bus reaches trailhead by 7:17 / No transfers / Seasonal bus
- Mt. Ibuki🟡 Access: ModerateDirect hiking bus / Seasonal bus
- Mt. Aka🟡 Access: ModerateDirect hiking bus / Seasonal bus
- Mt. Tanigawa🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 8:45 / No transfers
- Mt. Takao🟢 Access: Easy
- Mt. Aso🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Asama🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Amakazari🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 8:30 / No transfers
- Mt. Haku🟡 Access: ModerateDirect hiking bus / Seasonal bus
- Mt. Nokogiri🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Hiei⚠️ Access: Plan ahead
- Mt. Kobushigatake🟡 Access: ModerateFirst bus reaches trailhead by 9:30 / No transfers / Seasonal bus
- Mt. Iwadono🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Akagi🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 8:53 / No transfers / Direct hiking bus
- Mt. Tate🟡 Access: ModerateSeasonal bus
- Mt. Tsurugi🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Takachihonomine🟡 Access: ModerateFirst bus reaches trailhead by 9:29 / No transfers
- Mt. Kurikoma🟡 Access: ModerateFirst bus reaches trailhead by 10:34 / No transfers / Seasonal bus
Popular in Hokkaidō this week
- Mt. Yōtei⚠️ Access: Plan aheadFirst bus reaches trailhead by 7:17 / No transfers / Seasonal bus
- Mt. Daisetsuzan / Asahi-dake🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 8:54 / No transfers
- Mt. Kamuiekuuchikaushi🟡 Access: Moderate
- Niseko Annupuri⚠️ Access: Plan ahead
- Mt. Tokachi🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 7:33 / No transfers
- Mt. Rishiri🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Shokanbetsu⚠️ Access: Plan ahead
- Mt. Ashibetsu🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Rausu⚠️ Access: Plan aheadFirst bus reaches trailhead by 9:26 / 1 transfer(s) / Seasonal bus
- Mt. Nipesotsu⚠️ Access: Plan ahead
- Mt. Ishikari⚠️ Access: Plan ahead
- Mt. Yubari🟡 Access: Moderate
Popular in Tōhoku this week
- Mt. Bandai🔥 Trending🟡 Access: ModerateSeasonal bus
- Mt. Kurikoma🟡 Access: ModerateFirst bus reaches trailhead by 10:34 / No transfers / Seasonal bus
- Mt. Hakkōda🟡 Access: ModerateSeasonal bus
- Mt. Hiuchi🟡 Access: ModerateSeasonal bus
- Mt. Iwaki🟡 Access: ModerateSeasonal bus
- Mt. Aizu-Komagatake⚠️ Access: Plan aheadFirst bus reaches trailhead by 11:30 / No transfers / Seasonal bus
- Mt. Izumigatake🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Moriyoshi⚠️ Access: Plan ahead
- Mt. Himekami⚠️ Access: Plan ahead
- Mt. Oasahidake⚠️ Access: Plan aheadDirect hiking bus / Seasonal bus
- Mt. Gassan⚠️ Access: Plan aheadSeasonal bus
- Mt. Issaikyō⚠️ Access: Plan aheadDirect hiking bus / Seasonal bus
Popular in Kantō this week
- Mt. Tanigawa🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 8:45 / No transfers
- Mt. Takao🟢 Access: Easy
- Mt. Nokogiri🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Akagi🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 8:53 / No transfers / Direct hiking bus
- Mt. Haruna🟡 Access: ModerateSeasonal bus
- Mt. Tsukuba🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Jinba🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 7:23 / No transfers
- Mt. Arafune⚠️ Access: Plan ahead
- Mt. Mitake🟡 Access: ModerateFirst bus reaches trailhead by 7:36 / 1 transfer(s)
- Mt. Nyoho🟡 Access: ModerateFirst bus reaches trailhead by 9:24 / No transfers
- Mt. Hirugatake🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Ryokami🟡 Access: Moderate
Popular in Chūbu this week
- Mount Kinpoku🔥 Trending🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Aka🟡 Access: ModerateDirect hiking bus / Seasonal bus
- Mt. Asama🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Amakazari🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 8:30 / No transfers
- Mt. Haku🟡 Access: ModerateDirect hiking bus / Seasonal bus
- Mt. Kobushigatake🟡 Access: ModerateFirst bus reaches trailhead by 9:30 / No transfers / Seasonal bus
- Mt. Iwadono🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Tate🟡 Access: ModerateSeasonal bus
- Mt. Tsurugi🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Hakkai⚠️ Access: Plan aheadDirect hiking bus
- Mt. Kaya🟡 Access: ModerateFirst bus reaches trailhead by 9:05 / No transfers / Seasonal bus
- Mt. Senjōgatake🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 6:35 / No transfers / Seasonal bus
Popular in Kansai this week
- Mt. Ibuki🟡 Access: ModerateDirect hiking bus / Seasonal bus
- Mt. Hiei⚠️ Access: Plan ahead
- Mt. Kongo🟡 Access: ModerateDirect hiking bus
- Mt. Rokko🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Atago🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Ponpon🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Kuroso🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Iwawaki🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Gomadan🟡 Access: ModerateFirst bus reaches trailhead by 10:50 / No transfers / Seasonal bus
- Mt. Ōmine🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Takami🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 8:53 / No transfers
- Mt. Odaigahara⚠️ Access: Plan aheadSeasonal bus
Popular in Chūgoku this week
- Mt. Sanbe🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 8:00 / No transfers
- Mt. Daisen🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Nagi⚠️ Access: Plan ahead
- Mt. Kamihiruzen🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 8:27 / No transfers
Popular in Kyūshū this week
- Mt. Aso🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Takachihonomine🟡 Access: ModerateFirst bus reaches trailhead by 9:29 / No transfers
- Mt. Fukuchi🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Kaimon🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Miyanoura🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Kirishima🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 8:56 / No transfers
- Mt. Kujū🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 8:14 / No transfers / Seasonal bus
- Mount Taisen⚠️ Access: Plan ahead
- Mount Tachu⚠️ Access: Plan ahead
- Mount Katamuki⚠️ Access: Plan ahead
- Mt. Tara⚠️ Access: Plan ahead
- Mt. Osuzu⚠️ Access: Plan ahead
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