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Japan’s Mountains by Train & Bus

Find your next hike — no car needed. Trailhead access, down to the timetable.

  • 414 mountains
  • 126 100 Famous

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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.

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.

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