Japan’s Mountains by Train & Bus

A route up Japan's highest peak via the Gotenba and須走口trailheads, celebrated for the exhilarating sand-run descent.

The most popular route up Japan's highest mountain, ascending via the well-equipped Yoshida trailhead.

Japan's third-highest summit, offering sweeping ridge views alongside Kitadake in the southern Alps.

Japan's second-highest peak and the southern Alps champion, stunning for its mix of snowfields, flower gardens, and sheer rock walls.

The fourth-highest peak in the southern Alps, a massive mountain that embodies the name of the Akaishi range.

The crowning peak of the Yatsugatake range, rewarding climbers with a rocky ridge and a sweeping 360-degree panorama.

A southern Yatsugatake rocky-ridge treasure of alpine flora, with a chain-fixed crest continuing the traverse to Akadake and Iogadake.

A Yatsugatake summit guarding the traverse to Akadake and Tengudake, dramatic for the massive cliff formations on its north face.

A remote peak in the innermost northern Alps, with a reddish-brown slope and a primal panorama of the Kurobe headwaters.