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Japan’s Mountains by Train & Bus

Find your next hike — no car needed. Trailhead access, down to the timetable.

  • 414 mountains
  • 126 100 Famous

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ⓘ Access = how easy the trailhead is to reach by public transport (based on first-bus timing, transfers, direct/seasonal buses and whether a taxi is needed)

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Mt. Kusatsu-Shirane 100 Famous Mountains
BeginnerModerateDay tripTrail time 3h 306 km

A distinctive volcanic area where crater lakes and the alternate terrain of Yokoteyama and Yosuké-daira wetland offer high-plateau nature.

Mt. Hanamagari 100 Mountains of Gunma
BeginnerModerateDay tripTrail time 4h 539.16 km

A Gunma–Nagano border peak offering views as far as Asama and the northern Alps, alive with Rengeツツジ in early summer.

Mt. Iwabitsu 100 Mountains of Gunma
BeginnerModerate🚃Tokyo 3h 14Day tripTrail time 3h 126.14 km

A low but relentlessly rocky Gunma peak, with fixed chains and multiple approach routes including the famous Mitsuwaiwa Corridor.

Mt. Asama-Kakushi 200 Famous Mountains
BeginnerModerate🚃Tokyo 3h 09Day tripTrail time 7h 4015.98 km

True to its name, this summit offers a magnificent head-on view of the great Asama volcano.

Mt. Haruna 200 Famous Mountains
BeginnerModerate🚃Tokyo 1h 53Day tripTrail time 7h 4013.55 km

A double-crater volcano ringed by peaks including Haruna Fuji and Kadombogadake, steeped in mountain worship history.

Mt. Hotaka 100 Famous Mountains
BeginnerModerate🚃Tokyo 3h 28Day tripTrail time 6h 309 km

One of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains in the Joshu highlands, cloaked in primeval Buna and Dake-Kaнba forest with outstanding autumn color.

Mt. Shibutsu 100 Famous Mountains
BeginnerModerateDay tripTrail time 6h 3511.01 km

A serpentine-rock Oze mountain welcoming hikers with rare alpine flora including the endemic Ōze-sō found nowhere else.

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