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Japan’s Mountains by Train & Bus

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  • 414 mountains
  • 126 100 Famous

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Mt. Zaō 100 Famous Mountains
EasyModerateDay tripTrail time 4h 008 km

One of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains and an active volcano world-famous for its emerald crater lake Okama and winter snow monsters.

Mt. Adatara 100 Famous Mountains
BeginnerModerateDay tripTrail time 3h 338.28 km

One of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains in Fukushima, where a gondola lifts you effortlessly into flowering alpine terrain.

Mt. Akita-Komagatake 200 Famous Mountains
BeginnerEasyDay tripTrail time 3h 227.27 km

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

Mt. Bandai 100 Famous Mountains
BeginnerModerateDay tripTrail time 5h 308 km

One of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains known as the Aizu Fuji, whose great eruption created the mystical Goshiki-numa lakes.

Mt. Gassan 100 Famous Mountains
EasyPlan aheadDay tripTrail time 4h 307 km

The main summit of the Dewa Sanzan, a sacred mountain crowned by Gassan Shrine, with vast alpine wetlands and wildflowers.

Mt. Hakkōda 100 Famous Mountains
BeginnerModerateDay tripTrail time 4h 309 km

A Tohoku classic with Japan's finest wetland-and-foliage scenery at Kenashinotai, and a soak in Sukayu Onsen waiting at the descent.

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. Kurikoma 200 Famous Mountains
BeginnerModerateDay tripTrail time 4h 008 km

A Tohoku mountain incomparable in autumn, when its slopes transform into three layers of color in late September, earning the title of the divine carpet.

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. Iwaki 100 Famous Mountains
BeginnerModerateDay tripTrail time 6h 0010 km

The graceful Tsugaru Fuji and sacred heart of Tsugaru, with the Iwakisan Shrine inner sanctum enshrined at the summit.

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. Iwate 100 Famous Mountains
AdvancedEasyOvernightTrail time 9h 3014 km

The Nanbu Fuji and symbol of Iwate Prefecture, renowned for its massive Komaкusa colony and the thrilling crater-rim walk.

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.

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