Japan’s Mountains by Train & Bus

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

The crowning peak of the Yatsugatake range, rewarding climbers with a rocky ridge and a sweeping 360-degree panorama.

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

A solitary peak deep in the southern Alps, reached by a long ridge walk through untouched primeval forest.

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

The main peak of the Tohoku Alps, with a long high ridge of snowfields and alpine flowers watched over by an ancient shrine on the east summit.

A proud peak in the Hidaka range, demanding a full glacier-cirque approach and sustained rocky ridge work above the Hachinosawa Kar.

The highest peak in Kyushu on UNESCO World Heritage Yakushima, condensing diverse vegetation zones and granite wonders into one climb.