Japan’s Mountains by Train & Bus

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

One of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains in the Oku-Chichibu, its primeval forest cradling the headwaters of three river systems, vivid with Shakunage in season.

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.

A mountain of extraordinary granite pillars and monoliths, vivid with Shakunage in early summer against views of Yatsugatake and the southern Alps.

A secluded world of high alpine wetlands and bog pools at the summit, stunning for autumn grasses and views of the northern Tanigawa range.

Tohoku's highest peak, representing Oze with wild volcanic terrain and vast wetland vistas, one of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains.

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

One of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains with a gentle summit and 360-degree views, linked to Nekodake by a wildflower-laden ridge.

A graceful isolated peak called the Dewa Fuji, home to over 330 alpine plant species including several found nowhere else.