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Japan’s Mountains by Train & Bus

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  • 414 mountains
  • 126 100 Famous

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Mt. Kaya 200 Famous Mountains
BeginnerModerate🚃Tokyo 3h 23Day tripTrail time 4h 007 km

A Yamanashi viewpoint overlooking Yatsugatake and the southern Alps, known also as the place where mountaineer Fukada Kyuya died.

Mt. Mitō 300 Famous Mountains
BeginnerModerateDay tripTrail time 3h 006.3 km

The highest of the Okutama Sanzan, traversing fine Buna forest past Mittō-no-Ōtaki falls to a view of Fuji from the west summit.

Mt. Takigoyama 12 Views of Mt. Fuji
BeginnerModerate

The fourth-ranked Shūrei Fugaku Twelve Views summit, a fine viewpoint for Fuji and the southern Alps with Mitsutōge as its foreground.

Mt. Honjagamaru 12 Views of Mt. Fuji
BeginnerModerate

A summit listed twelfth among the Shūrei Fugaku Twelve Views, framing Fuji, the southern Alps, and Yatsugatake in a 360-degree sweep.

Mt. Kenashi 200 Famous Mountains
BeginnerEasy🚃Tokyo 2h 18Day tripTrail time 5h 307 km

The highest point of the Amago range, the best westward viewpoint for an unobstructed face-on view of Mt. Fuji.

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. Kushigata 200 Famous Mountains
BeginnerPlan aheadDay tripTrail time 5h 00

A quiet peak in front of the southern Alps, beautiful for its iris meadows on the Ayame plateau and ancient moss-draped primeval forest.

Mt. Mishotai 200 Famous Mountains
BeginnerModerate🚃Tokyo 3h 41Day tripTrail time 6h 3014 km

The highest peak of the Dōshi range, cloaked in primeval Buna forest with a view of Fuji opening near the summit.

Mt. Omuro 100 Mountains of Kanto
BeginnerModerate🚃Tokyo 1h 15Day tripTrail time 7h 4013.14 km

A deep Oku-Tanzawa peak with a fine Buna forest interior and a glimpse of Fuji over the ridge, best experienced on the Inukoshi loop.

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