Japan’s Mountains by Train & Bus

The highest point of the Ashitaka range with close-up views of Mt. Fuji, and home to the endemic Ashitaka Rhododendron.

A peak that shifts from forest to meadow to rocky ridge, capped by the chain-fixed Otori-iwa just below the summit.

A Yamanashi viewpoint overlooking Yatsugatake and the southern Alps, known also as the place where mountaineer Fukada Kyuya died.

The highest peak of the Dōshi range, cloaked in primeval Buna forest with a view of Fuji opening near the summit.

A mountain that dramatically shifts from mossy primeval forest and bog pools to a hard rocky ridge world at the summit.

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

A sharp peak overlooking Lake Okutadami, with the dramatic Maegura rocky ridge leading to wide-open summit views.

A solitary peak deep in the southern Alps, reached by a long ridge walk through untouched primeval forest.

A pyramid-shaped peak holding one of Japan's three great snowfields, where summer visitors still crunch across Harinoki Daisekkei.

A sacred mountain lined with stone Buddhas, offering panoramic views of the northern Alps and the Zenkoji Plain.

The highest peak of the Shiga Highlands, with an exhilarating ridge walk through bog pools and Dake-Kaнba forest rich in flowers and views.