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Mt. Fuji - Yoshida Trailhead 100 Famous Mountains
IntermediateModerate🚃Tokyo 2h 18OvernightTrail time 12h 0616.9 km

The most popular route up Japan's highest mountain, ascending via the well-equipped Yoshida trailhead.

Mt. Kumotori-yama 100 Famous Mountains
IntermediateEasy🚃Tokyo 2h 22OvernightTrail time 11h 4523.08 km

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.

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. 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. Arashima 100 Famous Mountains
IntermediateEasyOvernightTrail time 8h 5710.76 km

A shapely isolated peak known as the Ono Fuji, popular for its views of Hakusan and brilliant autumn foliage.

Mt. Azumaya 100 Famous Mountains
IntermediateModerateDay tripTrail time 9h 0017.52 km

One of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains with a gentle summit and 360-degree views, linked to Nekodake by a wildflower-laden ridge.

Mt. Buna-ga-take 200 Famous Mountains
IntermediateEasyDay tripTrail time 5h 3010.5 km

The highest peak in the Hira range overlooking Lake Biwa, popular for its Buna forest and varied riverside approach.

Mt. Chōkai 100 Famous Mountains
IntermediateModerateOvernightTrail time 9h 0014 km

A graceful isolated peak called the Dewa Fuji, home to over 330 alpine plant species including several found nowhere else.

Mt. Daisetsuzan / Asahi-dake 100 Famous Mountains
IntermediateEasyOvernightTrail time 8h 0015 km

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

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. Issaikyō 300 Famous Mountains
IntermediatePlan aheadDay tripTrail time 4h 007 km

An active volcano captivating for its mysterious blue crater lake Majo-no-hitomi, the Jodō-daira wetland, and the Azuma Koфuji cone.

Mt. Jii-ga-take 300 Famous Mountains
IntermediateModerateOvernightTrail time 8h 0012 km

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

Mt. Myoko 100 Famous Mountains
IntermediateEasyOvernightTrail time 8h 00

A handsome stratovolcano known as the Echigo Fuji, connected by a flower-rich traverse to Hiuchigatake with sweeping views.

Mt. Oasahidake 100 Famous Mountains
IntermediatePlan aheadOvernightTrail time 12h 0018 km

The highest peak of the Asahi range, Tohoku's finest mountain for its massed Himesayuri ridge colonies and views of Gassan and Chōkaisan.

Mt. Shaka 200 Famous Mountains
IntermediateModerateDay tripTrail time 5h 009 km

A revered Shugendo mountain in the southern Ōmine range, graced by a bronze Shakyamuni statue, sweeping Ōmine views, and spring Shiroyashio.

Mt. Shirakami 200 Famous Mountains
IntermediatePlan aheadOvernightTrail time 8h 0013 km

The highest point of UNESCO World Heritage Shirakami-Sanchi, a summit of virgin Buna forest with a refuge hut just below the top.

Mt. Shirouma 100 Famous Mountains
IntermediateModerateOvernightTrail time 9h 5112.98 km

A northern-Alps classic combining Japan's greatest snowfield, sweeping flower meadows, and the optional Hakuba Yari hot spring on a traverse.

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