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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 Kansai100 Mountains of Kyushu100 Mountains of Yamagata100 Mountains of Gunma100 Mountains of Tochigi
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From TokyoAll≤2h≤3h≤4h
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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. 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. 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.

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. 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.

Mt. Hiragatake 100 Famous Mountains
AdvancedPlan aheadOvernightTrail time 12h 00

A remote Echigo peak said to be the hardest single-day 100 Famous Mountain, crowned by an alpine wetland, bog pools, and the iconic Tamago stone.

Yokoteyama 300 Famous Mountains
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