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Mt. Kinpu 100 Famous Mountains
BeginnerModerate🚃Tokyo 2h 04Day tripTrail time 5h 349.33 km

An ancient sacred mountain of the Oku-Chichibu ridge, its iconic Gojōiwa pillar towering above, with views to the southern Alps and Yatsugatake.

Mt. Kokushi-ga-take 300 Famous Mountains
EasyPlan ahead🚃Tokyo 2h 04Day tripTrail time 1h 362.44 km

A high peak reached by a grassy ridge walk from the Ōdarumi Pass, welcoming arrivals with a sweeping panorama from Fuji to the southern Alps.

Mt. Shirasuna 200 Famous Mountains
IntermediateModerate🚃Tokyo 3h 33Day tripTrail time 7h 4213.37 km

A border peak starting from Lake Nozori with views of Naebasan and Saburyuyama, rewarding for summer flowers and Joshinetsu panoramas.

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. Naeba 100 Famous Mountains
BeginnerPlan ahead🚃Tokyo 3h 48Day tripTrail time 7h 00

A mountain whose broad high alpine wetland and countless bog pools are hailed as a sky-high paradise, magical for summer flowers and autumn grass.

Kirigamine 100 Famous Mountains
BeginnerModerate🚃Tokyo 4h 06Day tripTrail time 3h 00

An accessible one of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains with sweeping Nikkō Day-lilies, Rengeツツジ, autumn grasses, and high wetland.

Mt. Tengu 200 Famous Mountains
BeginnerModerate🚃Tokyo 4h 43Day tripTrail time 6h 149.92 km

A mountain that dramatically shifts from mossy primeval forest and bog pools to a hard rocky ridge world at the summit.

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.

Utsukushigahara 100 Famous Mountains
BeginnerModerate🚃Tokyo 4h 54Day tripTrail time 2h 00

A vast lava plateau of open grassland and pastures, with a sweeping panorama of the northern Alps and Fuji from the Ōgashira summit.

Mt. Arafune 200 Famous Mountains
BeginnerPlan aheadDay tripTrail time 4h 308 km

A table-top mountain shaped like an upturned ship, dominated by the 200-meter cliff face of Tomosohiwa.

Mt. Ariake 200 Famous Mountains
IntermediatePlan aheadDay tripTrail time 7h 008 km

Known as the Shinano Fuji when seen from Azumino, this steep rocky climb is rewarded with a stunning view of Yarigatake.

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. 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.

Mt. Fujimidai 100 Mountains of Shinshu
Plan aheadDay tripTrail time 4h 00

A gently grassy summit offering a sweeping view of Enadake, the Central Alps, and the southern Alps.

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. Hachimori 300 Famous Mountains
BeginnerModerateDay tripTrail time 5h 008 km

A solitary peak with a refuge hut near the top, commanding fine views of the northern Alps centered on Hotaka and Yarigatake.

Mt. Hanamagari 100 Mountains of Gunma
BeginnerModerateDay tripTrail time 4h 539.16 km

A Gunma–Nagano border peak offering views as far as Asama and the northern Alps, alive with Rengeツツジ in early summer.

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