Japan’s Mountains by Train & Bus

A route up Japan's highest peak via the Gotenba and須走口trailheads, celebrated for the exhilarating sand-run descent.

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

The fourth-highest peak in the southern Alps, a massive mountain that embodies the name of the Akaishi range.

A celebrated peak along Tanigawa's jagged ridge, colored by autumn foliage and early-summer wildflowers.

The crowning peak of the Yatsugatake range, rewarding climbers with a rocky ridge and a sweeping 360-degree panorama.

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

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

The highest point of the Tanzawa range, with a summit view stretching from Fuji and the southern Alps to Yatsugatake and even Tokyo Tower.

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

The southern end of the Shirane trio, with a 3,000-meter ridge descending from Ainodake to a close-up view of Fuji.