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RegionAllHokkaidoTohokuKantoChubuKinkiChugokuShikokuKyushu
ListAll100 Famous Mountains200 Famous Mountains300 Famous MountainsNew 100 Famous Mountains100 Mountains of FlowersNew 100 Mountains of Flowers100 Highest Mountains100 First-order Triangulation Points12 Views of Mt. Fuji100 Mountains of Yamanashi100 Mountains of Shinshu100 Mountains of Kanto100 Mountains of Kansai100 Mountains of Kyushu100 Mountains of Yamagata100 Mountains of Gunma100 Mountains of Tochigi
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AccessAllEasyModeratePlan ahead
From TokyoAll≤2h≤3h≤4h
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Mt. Kurofu 100 Mountains of Flowers
EasyModerateDay tripTrail time 2h 415.16 km

The highest point on Asama's outer caldera, looking down into the eruption zone and scanning from Yatsugatake to the northern Alps.

Mt. Tsukuba 100 Famous Mountains
BeginnerModerate🚃Tokyo 1h 15Day tripTrail time 3h 345.48 km

A twin-peaked sacred mountain celebrated in the Man'yōshū, with a 360-degree view of the Kanto Plain from both Nantai-san and Nyotai-san.

Mt. Kintoki 300 Famous Mountains
BeginnerModerateDay tripTrail time 3h 155.49 km

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

Mt. Myogi 200 Famous Mountains
IntermediatePlan aheadDay tripTrail time 4h 305.5 km

One of Japan's three celebrated landscapes, a serrated cluster of rock towers dramatic for autumn foliage and the circuit of stone gates.

Mt. Akagi 100 Famous Mountains
BeginnerEasy🚃Tokyo 3h 36Day tripTrail time 3h 315.69 km

A layered caldera volcano and one of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains, where Joshu's cold winds herald clear-sky summit views.

Mt. Yamizo 300 Famous Mountains
BeginnerEasy🚃Tokyo 4h 48Day tripTrail time 3h 006 km

The highest peak in Ibaraki Prefecture, a sacred mountain where the Yamizo-mine Shrine at the top and Nichirin-ji at the eighth station add pilgrimage flavor.

Mt. Daibosatsu 100 Famous Mountains
EasyEasy🚃Tokyo 2h 29Day tripTrail time 3h 096.13 km

One of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains where an open ridge above Daibosatsu Pass reveals a grand panorama of Fuji and the southern Alps.

Mt. Iwabitsu 100 Mountains of Gunma
BeginnerModerate🚃Tokyo 3h 14Day tripTrail time 3h 126.14 km

A low but relentlessly rocky Gunma peak, with fixed chains and multiple approach routes including the famous Mitsuwaiwa Corridor.

Mt. Mitō 300 Famous Mountains
BeginnerModerateDay tripTrail time 3h 006.3 km

The highest of the Okutama Sanzan, traversing fine Buna forest past Mittō-no-Ōtaki falls to a view of Fuji from the west summit.

Mt. Tanigawa 100 Famous Mountains
BeginnerEasy🚃Tokyo 3h 15Day tripTrail time 4h 106.7 km

A twin-peaked mountain offering a 360-degree panorama, stunning in autumn when rock walls and foliage create dramatic contrasts.

Mt. Kagenobu 100 Mountains of Kanto
EasyEasy🚃Tokyo 1h 05Day tripTrail time 3h 146.8 km

A welcoming waypoint on the traverse where the hut's naмeko soup and views of Lake Sagami and Fuji make it a favorite rest stop.

Mt. Kogashi 100 Mountains of Kanto
BeginnerModerate🚃Tokyo 1h 43Day tripTrail time 3h 307 km

A local mountain near Utsunomiya with over 100 routes, offering rocky scrambles and Nikko range views year-round.

Mt. Mitsutoge 100 Mountains of Kanto
EasyModerate🚃Tokyo 2h 53Day tripTrail time 3h 307 km

A revered sport-climbing destination of granite cliffs, with an unobstructed Fuji view from the Kaiun summit.

Mt. Nokogiri 100 Mountains of Kanto
EasyModerate🚃Tokyo 2h 23Day tripTrail time 3h 567 km

A low quarry mountain and pilgrimage site where the Jigoku-nozoki cliff and monumental cliff Buddhas blur the line between sightseeing and hiking.

Mt. Nikko-Shirane 100 Famous Mountains
BeginnerEasy🚃Tokyo 2h 30Day tripTrail time 4h 307.27 km

The highest peak in the Kanto region, famous for Shirane Aoi flowers, reachable by ropeway to 2,000 m for a 3,000-meter summit.

Mt. Nantai 100 Famous Mountains
BeginnerEasyDay tripTrail time 6h 487.9 km

A Nikko sacred mountain requiring a relentless 1,200-meter ascent from Lake Chūzenji, crowned by Futarasan Shrine's inner sanctum.

Mt. Arafune 200 Famous Mountains
BeginnerPlan aheadDay tripTrail time 4h 308 km

A table-top mountain shaped like an upturned ship, dominated by the 200-meter cliff face of Tomosohiwa.

Mt. Takao 100 Mountains of Flowers
EasyEasyDay tripTrail time 4h 078.84 km

A Michelin three-star destination famous worldwide, beloved for its Yakuōin temple pilgrimage routes and hiking variety.

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