Japan’s Mountains by Train & Bus

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🚃 Easy public-transport day trips⛰️ 100 Famous Mts by public transport🔰 Beginner day trips
RegionAllHokkaidoTohokuKantoChubuKinkiChugokuShikokuKyushu
LevelAllEasyBeginnerIntermediateAdvanced
LengthAllDay tripOvernight
AccessAllEasyModeratePlan ahead
From TokyoAll≤2h≤3h≤4h
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八幡平 100 Famous Mountains
EasyModerateDay tripTrail time 2h 305 km
岩櫃山 100 Mountains of Gunma
BeginnerModerate🚃Tokyo 3h 14Day tripTrail time 2h 376.14 km
岩殿山 12 Views of Mt. Fuji
EasyModerate🚃Tokyo 1h 25Day tripTrail time 3h 327.5 km
鎌倉アルプス（天園・大平山）
EasyModerate🚃Tokyo 1h 00Day tripTrail time 2h 358.97 km
霧降高原・丸山
BeginnerModerate🚃Tokyo 2h 30Day tripTrail time 2h 153.4 km
北横岳
EasyModerate🚃Tokyo 3h 46OvernightTrail time 1h 523.7 km
国師ヶ岳 100 First-order Triangulation Points
EasyModerate🚃Tokyo 2h 04Day tripTrail time 1h 242.44 km
黒斑山 100 Mountains of Flowers
EasyModerateDay tripTrail time 2h 145.16 km
草津白根山 100 Famous Mountains
BeginnerModerateDay tripTrail time 3h 306 km
大台ケ原
BeginnerModerateDay tripTrail time 2h 357.35 km
笹子雁ヶ腹摺山 100 Mountains of Yamanashi
EasyModerate
蔵王山 100 Famous Mountains
EasyModerateDay tripTrail time 4h 008 km
安達太良山 100 Famous Mountains
BeginnerModerateDay tripTrail time 2h 508.28 km
秋田駒ヶ岳 200 Famous Mountains
BeginnerModerateDay tripTrail time 3h 306 km
愛鷹山 200 Famous Mountains
BeginnerModerate🚃Tokyo 1h 58Day tripTrail time 4h 308 km
愛宕山 300 Famous Mountains
BeginnerModerateDay tripTrail time 4h 009.5 km
吾妻山(西吾妻山・一切経山) 100 Famous Mountains
BeginnerModerateDay tripTrail time 4h 007 km
磐梯山 100 Famous Mountains
BeginnerModerateDay tripTrail time 5h 308 km

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