Japan’s Mountains by Train & Bus

One of the Okutama Sanzan peaks with outstanding Kanto Plain views from the summit, colorful in autumn foliage and winter rime ice.

A double-crater volcano ringed by peaks including Haruna Fuji and Kadombogadake, steeped in mountain worship history.

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.

True to its name, this summit offers a magnificent head-on view of the great Asama volcano.

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

A border peak starting from Lake Nozori with views of Naebasan and Saburyuyama, rewarding for summer flowers and Joshinetsu panoramas.

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.

The main peak of the Yubari Range rising behind the Furano Plain, a strenuous climb with views of the Tokachi range.

One of Japan's 200 Famous Mountains with an unusual silhouette carved by limestone quarrying, a beloved symbol of Chichibu.

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

A Suzuka classic offering peculiar rock formations, spring Akayashio azaleas, autumn foliage, and winter rime ice through all four seasons.

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

A rugged eastern peak of the Hoо̄ range, where fixed iron-hard peridotite ridges host endemic alpine plants.

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