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🚃 Easy public-transport day trips⛰️ 100 Famous Mts by public transport🔰 Beginner day trips
RegionAllHokkaidoTohokuKantoChubuKinkiChugokuShikokuKyushu
ListAll100 Famous Mountains200 Famous Mountains300 Famous MountainsNew 100 Famous Mountains100 Mountains of FlowersNew 100 Mountains of Flowers100 Highest Mountains100 First-order Triangulation Points12 Views of Mt. Fuji100 Mountains of Yamanashi100 Mountains of Shinshu100 Mountains of Kanto100 Mountains of Gunma100 Mountains of Tochigi
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AccessAllEasyModeratePlan ahead
From TokyoAll≤2h≤3h≤4h
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Mt. Mitake 100 Mountains of Flowers
BeginnerModerate🚃Tokyo 1h 25Day tripTrail time 5h 2017 km

A mountain long cherished for its Musashi Mitake Shrine pilgrimage trail, with the Rock Garden gorge and vibrant seasonal scenery.

Mt. Odake 200 Famous Mountains
IntermediateModerate🚃Tokyo 1h 25Day tripTrail time 6h 2012 km

One of the Okutama Sanzan peaks with outstanding Kanto Plain views from the summit, colorful in autumn foliage and winter rime ice.

Mt. Kawanori 100 Mountains of Flowers
BeginnerModerate🚃Tokyo 1h 32Day tripTrail time 7h 5613 km

An Okutama favorite with a celebrated approach past the Hyakujin Falls and through river-carved gorge scenery.

Mt. Oyama 100 Mountains of Flowers
BeginnerEasy🚃Tokyo 1h 42Day tripTrail time 6h 4016 km

One of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains near the Afuri Shrine, perennially busy with pilgrims and hikers drawn by its flowers in every season.

Mt. Gozen 100 Mountains of Flowers
IntermediateModerate🚃Tokyo 1h 47Day tripTrail time 5h 2010.2 km

One of the Okutama Sanzan trio, cloaked in natural Buna forest and carpeted with spectacular Katakuri blooms in spring.

Mt. Kinpu 100 Famous Mountains
BeginnerModerate🚃Tokyo 2h 04Day tripTrail time 5h 349.33 km

An ancient sacred mountain of the Oku-Chichibu ridge, its iconic Gojōiwa pillar towering above, with views to the southern Alps and Yatsugatake.

Mt. Kokushi-ga-take 300 Famous Mountains
EasyPlan ahead🚃Tokyo 2h 04Day tripTrail time 1h 362.44 km

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.

Mt. Kumotori-yama 100 Famous Mountains
IntermediateEasy🚃Tokyo 2h 22OvernightTrail time 11h 4523.08 km

Tokyo's highest peak at the eastern end of the Oku-Chichibu, a one of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains reward after a long walk through primeval forest.

Mt. Daibosatsu 100 Famous Mountains
EasyEasy🚃Tokyo 2h 29Day tripTrail time 3h 096.13 km

One of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains where an open ridge above Daibosatsu Pass reveals a grand panorama of Fuji and the southern Alps.

Mt. Amagi 100 Famous Mountains
BeginnerEasy🚃Tokyo 2h 32Day tripTrail time 4h 178.17 km

One of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains rich in primeval Buna and Himeshara forest, Amagi Rhododendrons, and vibrant seasonal color.

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