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Japan’s Mountains by Train & Bus

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Mt. Kurofu 100 Mountains of Flowers
EasyModerateDay tripTrail time 2h 415.16 km

The highest point on Asama's outer caldera, looking down into the eruption zone and scanning from Yatsugatake to the northern Alps.

Mt. Myogi 200 Famous Mountains
IntermediatePlan aheadDay tripTrail time 4h 305.5 km

One of Japan's three celebrated landscapes, a serrated cluster of rock towers dramatic for autumn foliage and the circuit of stone gates.

Mt. Akagi 100 Famous Mountains
BeginnerEasy🚃Tokyo 3h 36Day tripTrail time 3h 315.69 km

A layered caldera volcano and one of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains, where Joshu's cold winds herald clear-sky summit views.

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. 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. Tanigawa 100 Famous Mountains
BeginnerEasy🚃Tokyo 3h 15Day tripTrail time 4h 106.7 km

A twin-peaked mountain offering a 360-degree panorama, stunning in autumn when rock walls and foliage create dramatic contrasts.

Mt. Nikko-Shirane 100 Famous Mountains
BeginnerEasy🚃Tokyo 2h 30Day tripTrail time 4h 307.27 km

The highest peak in the Kanto region, famous for Shirane Aoi flowers, reachable by ropeway to 2,000 m for a 3,000-meter summit.

Mt. Arafune 200 Famous Mountains
BeginnerPlan aheadDay tripTrail time 4h 308 km

A table-top mountain shaped like an upturned ship, dominated by the 200-meter cliff face of Tomosohiwa.

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. 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. 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.

Mount Kesamaru 300 Famous Mountains
IntermediatePlan aheadDay tripTrail time 7h 0012 km

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

Mt. Sukaisan 100 Famous Mountains
IntermediatePlan aheadOvernightTrail time 10h 3012 km

One of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains and one of the most remote, reached by a long classic route from Kanmān-yama over the Nokogiri Ridge.

Mt. Shirasuna 200 Famous Mountains
IntermediateModerate🚃Tokyo 3h 33Day tripTrail time 7h 4213.37 km

A border peak starting from Lake Nozori with views of Naebasan and Saburyuyama, rewarding for summer flowers and Joshinetsu panoramas.

Mt. Asama 100 Famous Mountains
IntermediateModerateOvernightTrail time 8h 0613.43 km

An active volcano straddling the Nagano-Gunma border, with a spectacular crater-rim view from Kurofuyama on the outer caldera.

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. Sennokura 200 Famous Mountains
IntermediateEasy🚃Tokyo 3h 48Day tripTrail time 8h 2613.96 km

The highest peak of the Tanigawa range, where a flower-filled ridge from Taira-hyōtan leads to a sweeping border-ridge panorama.

Mt. Suwa 300 Famous Mountains
IntermediatePlan ahead🚃Tokyo 1h 42OvernightTrail time 10h 0414.8 km

A solitary sacred peak in the deepest Nishi-Jōshū highlands, prized for its sharp profile, ancient forest, and the Mikasa-yama rock pitch.

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