Japan’s Mountains by Train & Bus

An isolated peak that forms one of the Nikko Sanzan trio, with a majestic panorama over Senjōgahara wetland and Lake Chūzenji.

The highest point of the Misaka range, surveying Fuji and the Fuji Five Lakes with changing backdrops of fresh green, autumn leaves, and sea of clouds.

A celebrated peak along Tanigawa's jagged ridge, colored by autumn foliage and early-summer wildflowers.

The sacred headquarters of all Atago shrines nationwide, a spiritual mountain in Kyoto where the Sennichi-mairi pilgrimage marks summer.

One of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains — the graceful Hoki Fuji — renowned for western Japan's largest Buna forest and groves of Daisen yew.

An easy peak on a ridge of primeval Buna forest that can be combined with neighboring Ryujindake, Wakayama's highest point.

A solitary peak with a refuge hut near the top, commanding fine views of the northern Alps centered on Hotaka and Yarigatake.

A mountain studded with wetland, unusual rocks, and cascades, celebrated as a Hokuriku foliage destination enjoyable in every season.

A beloved hill for Sendai residents, with well-maintained trails and pleasant views of the Sendai Plain and the Funakata range.

A three-summited mountain in the Ushiro-Tateyama range whose south-facing slopes erupt with Komaкusa and Hakusan Furo in early summer.

A popular Ushiro-Tateyama peak reached by the Alpine Line, where the Hakuba trio and the treacherous Kaeri-no-Ken ridge steal the show.

The finest peak in southern Hokkaido, celebrated for its imposing seaside silhouette rising from the Japan Sea and its summit flower meadows.

An elegant isolated peak shaped like a wide-brimmed hat, known above all for the unforgettable sunset Yari-Hotaka view from the mountain hut.

The highest peak on Sado Island, where the great Osado traverse from the Donden Plateau delivers flower meadows and a grand panorama.

A famous viewpoint linked to the Kintoki legend, spreading a grand panorama of Fuji and the Hakone outer caldera from the summit.

A peak approached through the famous Sōni Plateau pampas fields, with rewarding views beyond the Nihon-boso saddle.