Japan’s Mountains by Train & Bus

The northern sentinel of the southern Alps, nicknamed the Southern Alps Prince for its striking white granite ridgeline.

The Queen of the Southern Alps, a triple-cirque mountain carpeted with alpine flowers and known for its gentle, welcoming profile.

A solitary peak on the quiet Senko Ridge, deep in the southern Alps wrapped in dense forest.

A quiet peak overlooking the Omote-Ginza traverse, where views of Yari and Hotaka unfold in stillness.

A secluded variation peak in the far northern Alps, away from the bustle of the Omote-Ginza route.

A ridge summit on the Ushiro-Tateyama range with sweeping views of Tateyama and Tsurugi across Lake Kurobe.

The highest point of the Hayakawa Ridge, a rocky summit with a sweeping view from Kitadake to Fuji.

The premier viewpoint of the Jonen range, with a full panorama of Yari and the Hotaka massif from the summit.

The southern anchor of the Hakuba trio, with Japan's highest-yield natural hot spring, Hakuba Yari Onsen, bubbling from its east slope.

A Central Alps peak flanking Utsugi-dake, with the Kisodono-koshi hut and the legendary Kiso Yoshinaka water source as key waypoints.

A broad high summit on the Omote-Ginza route commanding a sweeping view from Yari and Hotaka to Tateyama and the Ushiro-Tateyama range.

The northern anchor of the Hōō Sanzan, dominated by the towering granite Obelisk spire thrusting into the sky.

The highest of the Hōō Sanzan, its bright ridge of white sand and Haіmаtsu opening to close-up views of Fuji and Kitadake.

Niigata's highest peak on the ridge between Hakuba-Oike and Shiroumadake, where white ptarmigan and alpine flowers greet the Hakuba trio.

A quiet Ura-Ginza high peak of white sand and Komaкusa colonies, commanding an intimate view of Yarigatake and Suishodake.

A rounded grassy high peak between Akashidake and Hijiri-dake, offering a sweeping view of the Arakawa trio from the traverse.

An Omote-Ginza high peak where the Hyütte Nishidake terrace frames the perfect ridge line running from Yarigatake to Tsubakuro.