Japan’s Mountains by Train & Bus

A serene peak in the deep Aizu backcountry with prized views of Aizukomagatake and Hiuchigatake.

A quiet ridge at the southern tip of the Central Alps, where a sweeping panorama awaits beyond the bamboo scrub of Surikogi-yama.

A sharp rocky peak marking the start of the Ura-Ginza traverse, striking for its ridge-top bog pools and northern Alps panorama.

A secluded peak at the far north of the northern Alps with few visitors, offering surprisingly close views of Yari and Hotaka.

One of the Echigo Sanzan long venerated as a sacred mountain, with a dramatic ridge of continuous fixed chains on the eight peaks.

A twin-peaked peak deep in the southern Alps backcountry, with an imposing profile seen from the Tōyama-gō valley below.

The highest peak in the eastern Taisetsu range, with an expansive view of Nipesotsu, Tomuraushi, and the surrounding Daisetsu peaks.

A peak at the northern tip of the Asahi range, striking for its high ridge views of the Sea of Japan and the remote alpine lake Ōtorike.

A serene high peak deep in the southern Alps, with alpine flower meadows on the ridge and views reaching all the way to Fuji.

A heavyweight peak carrying Japan's only year-round snowfield just 20 km from the sea, with a grand panorama from the high ridge.