Japan’s Mountains by Train & Bus

One of Tohoku's finest alpine flora treasuries, ablaze with Komaкusa and Chinguruma in summer.

A multi-summit volcano with 23 peaks and seven lakes, the most accessible 3,000-meter mountain in Japan.

A perfectly conical Suwa Fuji summit with a sweeping northern panorama of the Yatsugatake range and the northern Alps.

The northern sentinel of the southern Alps, nicknamed the Southern Alps Prince for its striking white granite ridgeline.

The highest point of the Amago range, the best westward viewpoint for an unobstructed face-on view of Mt. Fuji.

A Nikko sacred mountain requiring a relentless 1,200-meter ascent from Lake Chūzenji, crowned by Futarasan Shrine's inner sanctum.

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

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

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

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

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

One of Japan's three Hikosan sacred peaks, a triple-summit mountain long used for Shugendo practice with spectacular autumn color.

The highest peak in Hyogo and the second-highest in the Chugoku region, delightful for its Buna forest and airy ridge walking.

The highest peak of the Kirishima chain, an active volcano with a massive 900-meter crater and views of Ebinokogen and Lake Onaminoike.

A Shimane volcanic peak enjoyable as a caldera loop, with mountain views including Hakusan opening from the grassy outer rim.