Japan’s Mountains by Train & Bus

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

A low-mountain traverse linking Kenchōji to Zuisenji, blending the historic atmosphere of ancient Kamakura with ridge-top walking.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

A twin-peaked limestone mountain whose high-exposure rocky ridge makes it one of the Kanto region's premier scrambles.

A Gunma–Nagano border peak offering views as far as Asama and the northern Alps, alive with Rengeツツジ in early summer.

A triple-peak Okutama ridge linking mountain temples and rocky crests, beautiful in spring greenery and autumn foliage.

One of the Okutama Sanzan trio, cloaked in natural Buna forest and carpeted with spectacular Katakuri blooms in spring.

A mountain long cherished for its Musashi Mitake Shrine pilgrimage trail, with the Rock Garden gorge and vibrant seasonal scenery.

A Nasu volcano chain alive with eruption steam and autumn foliage, with a ropeway delivering hikers close to the summit.

An ancient sacred mountain of the Oku-Chichibu ridge, its iconic Gojōiwa pillar towering above, with views to the southern Alps and Yatsugatake.

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

One of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains in the Joshu highlands, cloaked in primeval Buna and Dake-Kaнba forest with outstanding autumn color.