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Mt. Aizu-Komagatake 100 Famous Mountains
IntermediatePlan ahead🚃Tokyo 4h 24OvernightTrail time 7h 3012 km

A paradise of alpine flora with sky-high wetlands and bog pools, one of Tohoku's finest flower mountains.

Mt. Chōkai 100 Famous Mountains
IntermediateModerateOvernightTrail time 9h 0014 km

A graceful isolated peak called the Dewa Fuji, home to over 330 alpine plant species including several found nowhere else.

Mt. Shirakami 200 Famous Mountains
IntermediatePlan aheadOvernightTrail time 8h 0013 km

The highest point of UNESCO World Heritage Shirakami-Sanchi, a summit of virgin Buna forest with a refuge hut just below the top.

Mt. Shokanbetsu 200 Famous Mountains
IntermediatePlan aheadOvernightTrail time 8h 0012 km

The highest peak of the Mashike range facing the Sea of Japan, home to the endemic Mashike milk vetch and a sweeping coastal panorama.

Mt. Teshio 200 Famous Mountains
IntermediatePlan aheadOvernightTrail time 7h 3014 km

The highest peak of northern Hokkaido, a serene mountain area with a beautifully triangular ridge and rich alpine flora leading to Maeteshiodake.

Mt. Yakeishi 200 Famous Mountains
IntermediatePlan aheadOvernightTrail time 7h 3012 km

A Tohoku flower mountain famous for its early-summer Hakusan Ичige ridge and wetland circuit, one of the finest in the region.

Mt. Arashima 100 Famous Mountains
IntermediateEasyOvernightTrail time 8h 5710.76 km

A shapely isolated peak known as the Ono Fuji, popular for its views of Hakusan and brilliant autumn foliage.

Mt. Eboshi 200 Famous Mountains
AdvancedPlan aheadOvernightTrail time 10h 0014 km

A sharp rocky peak marking the start of the Ura-Ginza traverse, striking for its ridge-top bog pools and northern Alps panorama.

Mt. Echigo-Komagatake 100 Famous Mountains
IntermediateEasy🚃Tokyo 4h 31OvernightTrail time 8h 1114.82 km

The dominant peak of the Echigo Sanzan, famous for taki-gumo waterfalls and Nikkō Day-lily meadows on its sweeping ridge.

Mt. Haku 100 Famous Mountains
IntermediateModerateOvernightTrail time 9h 4214.11 km

One of Japan's three sacred mountains, a spiritual peak carpeted with alpine flowers beginning with the Hakusan Ichige that bears its name.

Mt. Iwate 100 Famous Mountains
AdvancedEasyOvernightTrail time 9h 3014 km

The Nanbu Fuji and symbol of Iwate Prefecture, renowned for its massive Komaкusa colony and the thrilling crater-rim walk.

Mt. Myoko 100 Famous Mountains
IntermediateEasyOvernightTrail time 8h 00

A handsome stratovolcano known as the Echigo Fuji, connected by a flower-rich traverse to Hiuchigatake with sweeping views.

Mt. Shirouma 100 Famous Mountains
IntermediateModerateOvernightTrail time 9h 5112.98 km

A northern-Alps classic combining Japan's greatest snowfield, sweeping flower meadows, and the optional Hakuba Yari hot spring on a traverse.

Mt. Tanzawa 100 Famous Mountains
IntermediateEasy🚃Tokyo 1h 38OvernightTrail time 8h 0018 km

The interior heart of the Tanzawa range with residual old-growth Buna forest, a key staging point for the Tōnodake–Hirudake traverse.

Mt. Yubari 200 Famous Mountains
IntermediateModerateOvernightTrail time 8h 3014 km

A serpentine-rock peak home to the Yūbari Kozakura and other rare endemic plants, with a distinctive flower-lined ridge.

Mt. Tomuraushi 100 Famous Mountains
AdvancedPlan aheadOvernightTrail time 12h 0018 km

A sacred Daisetsu peak called the Garden of the Gods, with sweeping Chinguruma meadows and bog pools creating an alpine flower paradise.

Mt. Akaishi 100 Famous Mountains
AdvancedModerate🚃Tokyo 3h 22OvernightTrail time 14h 3115.66 km

The fourth-highest peak in the southern Alps, a massive mountain that embodies the name of the Akaishi range.

Mt. Ito 200 Famous Mountains
AdvancedPlan aheadOvernightTrail time 14h 0022 km

A peak at the northern tip of the Asahi range, striking for its high ridge views of the Sea of Japan and the remote alpine lake Ōtorike.

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