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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. Kobushigatake 100 Famous Mountains
IntermediateModerate🚃Tokyo 2h 29OvernightTrail time 9h 4014.28 km

One of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains in the Oku-Chichibu, its primeval forest cradling the headwaters of three river systems, vivid with Shakunage in season.

Mt. Hōō 100 Famous Mountains
IntermediateEasy🚃Tokyo 2h 30OvernightTrail time 10h 00

A three-peaked range of white sand ridges, towering boulders, cascades, and the iconic Obelisk, with commanding views of Kitadake and Fuji.

Mt. Kita 100 Famous Mountains
IntermediateModerate🚃Tokyo 2h 30OvernightTrail time 10h 2810.69 km

Japan's second-highest peak and the southern Alps champion, stunning for its mix of snowfields, flower gardens, and sheer rock walls.

Mt. Kentoku 200 Famous Mountains
IntermediateModerate🚃Tokyo 2h 36Day tripTrail time 7h 1410.26 km

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

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. Kaikomagatake 100 Famous Mountains
IntermediateEasy🚃Tokyo 3h 46Day tripTrail time 6h 427.22 km

The northern sentinel of the southern Alps, nicknamed the Southern Alps Prince for its striking white granite ridgeline.

Mt. Senjōgatake 100 Famous Mountains
IntermediateEasy🚃Tokyo 3h 46Day tripTrail time 7h 00

The Queen of the Southern Alps, a triple-cirque mountain carpeted with alpine flowers and known for its gentle, welcoming profile.

Mt. Tateshina 100 Famous Mountains
BeginnerEasy🚃Tokyo 4h 46Day tripTrail time 5h 009 km

A perfectly conical Suwa Fuji summit with a sweeping northern panorama of the Yatsugatake range and the northern Alps.

Mount Asakusa 300 Famous Mountains
Plan aheadDay tripTrail time 5h 30

A quiet Echigo peak above Lake Tagokura, known for its early-summer Himesayuri lily colonies.

Mt. Ena 100 Famous Mountains
BeginnerPlan aheadDay tripTrail time 7h 00

A sacred mountain steeped in Amaterasu legend at the southern tip of the Central Alps, with views north and south to distant ranges.

Mount Hachibuse 300 Famous Mountains
Plan aheadDay tripTrail time 4h 00

A summit meadow with a 360-degree panorama taking in the northern Alps, Lake Suwa, Yatsugatake, and Fuji all at once.

Mt. Haku 100 Famous Mountains
IntermediateModerateOvernightTrail time 9h 4214.11 km

One of Japan's three sacred mountains, a spiritual peak carpeted with alpine flowers beginning with the Hakusan Ichige that bears its name.

Mt. Harinoki 200 Famous Mountains
IntermediateModerateOvernightTrail time 10h 0012 km

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

Mt. Hiragatake 100 Famous Mountains
AdvancedPlan aheadOvernightTrail time 12h 00

A remote Echigo peak said to be the hardest single-day 100 Famous Mountain, crowned by an alpine wetland, bog pools, and the iconic Tamago stone.

Mt. Iōzen 300 Famous Mountains
ModerateDay tripTrail time 5h 00

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

Mt. Kasagatake 100 Famous Mountains
IntermediateModerateOvernightTrail time 14h 0018 km

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

Mt. Kashimayari 100 Famous Mountains
AdvancedModerateOvernightTrail time 16h 2624.7 km

A graceful twin-peaked mountain in the Ushiro-Tateyama range that holds Japan's only confirmed glaciers, with superb summer wildflowers.

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