Gifu(岐阜)
Gifu(岐阜) has 14 mountains you can reach using only public transport — trains and buses. 2 of them are among Japan's 100 Famous Mountains. Popular choices include Mt. Ena, Mt. Kasagatake, Mt. Dainichi and Mt. Kohide. Each guide shows the route from the nearest station to the trailhead, with up-to-date bus timetables.
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Bordering prefectures include Nagano(長野), Toyama(富山), Shiga(滋賀), Ishikawa(石川), Fukui and Aichi.
Mountains in Gifu(岐阜) — Map
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A sacred mountain steeped in Amaterasu legend at the southern tip of the Central Alps, with views north and south to distant ranges.
A varied mountain combining a sweeping Ontake view, deep-gorge waterfalls, and the thrilling Kamoshika-watari cliff traverse.
The western anchor of the Hotaka range, accessible by ropeway to 2,000 m, with tense rocky scrambling beyond the Doppyo notch.
An elegant isolated peak shaped like a wide-brimmed hat, known above all for the unforgettable sunset Yari-Hotaka view from the mountain hut.
A peak in the Oku-Mino highlands bearing a Dainichi Buddha statue, with a direct view of the Hakusan range.
A Hida viewpoint with a grassy summit taking in the northern Alps, Hakusan, and Ontake, brightened by Sasayuri lilies and autumn color.
A Hida sacred mountain venerating the Ichinomiya deity, scattered with ancient megaliths and the inner shrine Ama-no-Iwato.
A peak north of Sukurodake hut, a quick detour that serves as a fine viewpoint over the western Kama Ridge leading to Yarigatake.
The highest peak of Gifu and Fukui prefectures, crowned by a first-order triangulation point and the Hakusan Gongen shrine, with views of Hakusan and Ontake.
A ridge peak north of Kasagatake with a striking collapsed face, offering a forest-line viewpoint for Yari and Hotaka.
Named for its three great rock faces, this peak serves as a viewpoint for the Hakusan range and the northern Alps.
A broad flat summit plateau commanding an uninterrupted view of Yarigatake, Hotaka, and Kasagatake, a key junction on northern-Alps traverses.