Japan’s Mountains by Train & Bus

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

One of Tohoku's finest alpine flora treasuries, ablaze with Komaкusa and Chinguruma in summer.

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

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.

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

Hokkaido's highest peak, called the Garden of the Gods, with Japan's earliest autumn foliage and vast alpine terrain.

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

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

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

Tokyo's highest peak at the eastern end of the Oku-Chichibu, a one of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains reward after a long walk through primeval forest.

A limestone karst flower mountain whose slopes turn golden in early spring with Fukujusō blooms.

The highest peak in Hyogo and the second-highest in the Chugoku region, delightful for its Buna forest and airy ridge walking.

A southern Kyushu volcanic cluster fragrant with myth, celebrated for Miyama Kirishima azaleas, crater lakes, and hot-spring villages.