Japan’s Mountains by Train & Bus
Find your next hike — no car needed. Trailhead access, down to the timetable.
- 327 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. 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
- Mt. HōōIn season🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 6:28 / No transfers / Direct hiking bus / Seasonal bus
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🔥 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. Buna-ga-take🔥 Trending🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 8:41 / No transfers / Seasonal bus
- Mt. Hiuchi🔥 Trending🟡 Access: ModerateSeasonal bus
- Mt. Yōtei⚠️ Access: Plan aheadFirst bus reaches trailhead by 7:17 / No transfers / Seasonal bus
- Mt. Oasahidake🔥 Trending⚠️ Access: Plan aheadDirect hiking bus / Seasonal bus
- Mt. Aso🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Tate🟡 Access: ModerateSeasonal bus
- Mt. Nantai🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 7:02 / No transfers
- Mt. Kita🟡 Access: ModerateDirect hiking bus / Seasonal bus
- Mt. Haku🟡 Access: ModerateDirect hiking bus / Seasonal bus
- Mt. Jonen-dake⚠️ Access: Plan ahead
- Mt. Iide🟡 Access: ModerateFirst bus reaches trailhead by 9:35 / No transfers / Seasonal bus
- Mt. Hakkai⚠️ Access: Plan aheadDirect hiking bus
- Mt. Hiei⚠️ Access: Plan ahead
- Mt. Takachihonomine🟡 Access: ModerateFirst bus reaches trailhead by 9:29 / No transfers
- Mt. Takao🟢 Access: Easy
- Mt. Ponpon🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Nyukasa⚠️ Access: Plan ahead
- Mt. Kashimayari🟡 Access: ModerateDirect hiking bus / Seasonal bus
- Mt. Asama🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Haruna🟡 Access: ModerateSeasonal bus
Popular in Hokkaidō this week
- Mt. Yōtei⚠️ Access: Plan aheadFirst bus reaches trailhead by 7:17 / No transfers / Seasonal bus
- Niseko Annupuri⚠️ Access: Plan ahead
- Mount Yoichi⚠️ Access: Plan ahead
- Mt. Daisetsuzan / Asahi-dake🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 8:54 / No transfers
- Mt. Shokanbetsu⚠️ Access: Plan ahead
- Mt. Rishiri🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Tokachi🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 7:33 / No transfers
- Mt. Kamuiekuuchikaushi🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Nipesotsu⚠️ Access: Plan ahead
- Mt. Ashibetsu🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Rausu⚠️ Access: Plan aheadFirst bus reaches trailhead by 9:26 / 1 transfer(s) / Seasonal bus
- Mt. Yubari🟡 Access: Moderate
Popular in Tōhoku this week
- Mt. Hiuchi🔥 Trending🟡 Access: ModerateSeasonal bus
- Mt. Oasahidake🔥 Trending⚠️ Access: Plan aheadDirect hiking bus / Seasonal bus
- Mt. Iide🟡 Access: ModerateFirst bus reaches trailhead by 9:35 / No transfers / Seasonal bus
- Mt. Issaikyō⚠️ Access: Plan aheadDirect hiking bus / Seasonal bus
- Mt. Bandai🟡 Access: ModerateSeasonal bus
- Mt. Izumigatake⚠️ Access: Plan ahead
- Mt. Hakkōda🟡 Access: ModerateSeasonal bus
- Mt. Adatara🟡 Access: ModerateSeasonal bus
- Mt. Chōkai🟡 Access: ModerateDirect hiking bus / Seasonal bus
- Mt. Iwaki🟡 Access: ModerateSeasonal bus
- Mt. Gassan⚠️ Access: Plan aheadSeasonal bus
- Mt. Moriyoshi⚠️ Access: Plan ahead
Popular in Kantō this week
- Mt. Nantai🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 7:02 / No transfers
- Mt. Takao🟢 Access: Easy
- Mt. Haruna🟡 Access: ModerateSeasonal bus
- Mt. To-no-dake🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 8:08 / No transfers
- Mt. Nyoho🟡 Access: ModerateFirst bus reaches trailhead by 9:24 / No transfers
- Mt. Nikko-Shirane🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 8:12 / No transfers
- Mt. Arafune⚠️ Access: Plan ahead
- Mt. Jinba🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 7:23 / No transfers
- Mt. Ryokami🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Taro🟡 Access: ModerateSeasonal bus
- Mt. Hirugatake🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Hotaka🟡 Access: ModerateSeasonal bus
Popular in Chūbu this week
- Mt. Tate🟡 Access: ModerateSeasonal bus
- Mt. Kita🟡 Access: ModerateDirect hiking bus / Seasonal bus
- Mt. Haku🟡 Access: ModerateDirect hiking bus / Seasonal bus
- Mt. Jonen-dake⚠️ Access: Plan ahead
- Mt. Hakkai⚠️ Access: Plan aheadDirect hiking bus
- Mt. Nyukasa⚠️ Access: Plan ahead
- Mt. Kashimayari🟡 Access: ModerateDirect hiking bus / Seasonal bus
- Mt. Asama🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Tekaridake⚠️ Access: Plan aheadFirst bus reaches trailhead by 5:10 / No transfers / Direct hiking bus / Seasonal bus
- Mt. Io🟡 Access: ModerateDirect hiking bus / Seasonal bus
- Mt. Makihata🟡 Access: ModerateSeasonal bus
- Utsukushigahara🟡 Access: ModerateDirect hiking bus / Seasonal bus
Popular in Kansai this week
- Mt. Buna-ga-take🔥 Trending🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 8:41 / No transfers / Seasonal bus
- Mt. Hiei⚠️ Access: Plan ahead
- Mt. Ponpon🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Ibuki🟡 Access: ModerateDirect hiking bus / Seasonal bus
- Mt. Rokko🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Kuroso🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Gomadan🟡 Access: ModerateSeasonal bus
- Mt. Kongo🟡 Access: ModerateDirect hiking bus
- Mt. Yamato-Katsuragi⚠️ Access: Plan ahead
- Mt. Miune⚠️ Access: Plan ahead
- Mt. Ōmine🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Takami⚠️ Access: Plan ahead
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. Kirishima🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 8:56 / No transfers
- Mount Tachu⚠️ Access: Plan ahead
- Mt. Kujū🟢 Access: EasyFirst bus reaches trailhead by 8:14 / No transfers / Seasonal bus
- Mt. Kaimon🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Fukuchi🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mount Taisen⚠️ Access: Plan ahead
- Mt. Miyanoura🟡 Access: Moderate
- Mt. Tara⚠️ Access: Plan ahead
- Mt. Waita⚠️ Access: Plan ahead
- Mount Katamuki⚠️ Access: Plan ahead
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