Japan’s Mountains by Train & Bus

A revered Shugendo mountain in the southern Ōmine range, graced by a bronze Shakyamuni statue, sweeping Ōmine views, and spring Shiroyashio.

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

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

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

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

A Kansai favorite with a deep culture of daily hiking, drawing a steady stream of climbers year-round to this long-revered sacred mountain.

A Tohoku mountain incomparable in autumn, when its slopes transform into three layers of color in late September, earning the title of the divine carpet.

A celebrated viewpoint for Tsurugi-dake from Murodo, with a flower-rich ridge that makes it a natural extension of any Tateyama visit.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.