Gifu(岐阜)
Gifu(岐阜) has 13 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. Kurai. 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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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 north of Sukurodake hut, a quick detour that serves as a fine viewpoint over the western Kama Ridge leading to Yarigatake.
A ridge peak north of Kasagatake with a striking collapsed face, offering a forest-line viewpoint for Yari and Hotaka.
A broad flat summit plateau commanding an uninterrupted view of Yarigatake, Hotaka, and Kasagatake, a key junction on northern-Alps traverses.