Japan’s Mountains by Train & Bus

A high peak reached by a grassy ridge walk from the Ōdarumi Pass, welcoming arrivals with a sweeping panorama from Fuji to the southern Alps.

A mountain whose broad high alpine wetland and countless bog pools are hailed as a sky-high paradise, magical for summer flowers and autumn grass.

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

A quiet Echigo peak above Lake Tagokura, known for its early-summer Himesayuri lily colonies.

A gently rounded summit amid pasturelands and meadows, commanding a 360-degree view from Daisen to the Sea of Japan.

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

A sacred mountain steeped in Amaterasu legend at the southern tip of the Central Alps, with views north and south to distant ranges.

The main summit of the Dewa Sanzan, a sacred mountain crowned by Gassan Shrine, with vast alpine wetlands and wildflowers.

The highest peak along the Sanriku coast, blanketed with Tsutsuji and Shakunage and commanding views of the Pacific and Hayachine.

One of the anchors of the Kyushu highlands, combining ancient Ichifusa cedar giants lining the approach with sweeping central Kyushu views.

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.

An Ashio range peak famous for its Akayashio azalea colony that turns the slopes pink in May, with lingering traces of old mountain faith.

An Akita peak reachable by gondola, known for rich alpine flora including Chinguruma and for spectacular winter snow monsters.

An Aizu peak of seven summits in a row, its Buna ridge commanding views of Hiuchigatake and the Nasu range.

The highest peak of Gifu and Fukui prefectures, crowned by a first-order triangulation point and the Hakusan Gongen shrine, with views of Hakusan and Ontake.

A deeply forested plateau receiving 4,000 mm of rain per year, mystical for the standing-dead-tree grove of Masaki-ga-hara and the Ōjagura cliff.

The last great wilderness of Kyushu, dominated by the towering Wakutsuka granite towers whose sheer scale is breathtaking.

A mountain whose greatest draw is a cascade corridor of more than 30 falls, the first scenic site ever designated in Japan.