Gifu(岐阜)

Gifu(岐阜) has 7 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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Mt. Ena 100 Famous Mountains
BeginnerPlan aheadDay tripTrail time 7h 00
Mount Kaore 300 Famous Mountains
Plan aheadDay tripTrail time 5h 30
Mt. Kurai 200 Famous Mountains
Plan aheadDay tripTrail time 3h 00
Mt. Nogohaku 200 Famous Mountains
Plan aheadDay tripTrail time 5h 00
Mount Sanpoiwa 300 Famous Mountains
Plan aheadDay tripTrail time 3h 30
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Gifu(岐阜)

Mount Kaore

Mount Kaore (Kaoredake, 1,625 m) sits on the border of Gero City and Takayama City in Gifu, and is one of Japan's 300 Fa...
Gifu(岐阜)

Mount Sanpoiwa

Mount Sanpōiwa (Sanpōiwadake, 1,736 m) sits on the border of Hakusan City in Ishikawa and Shirakawa Village in Gifu, and...
Gifu(岐阜)

Mt. Kasagatake

Mt. Kasagatake (かさがたけ, 2,898m) is in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture, within Chubu Sangaku National Park, an independent ...
Gifu(岐阜)

Mt. Kohide

Mt. Kohide (小秀山, 1,982 m), on the border of Nakatsugawa (Gifu) and Otaki (Nagano), is one of the 200 Famous Japanese Mou...
Gifu(岐阜)

Mt. Ena

Mt. Ena (2,191 m) straddles Nakatsugawa in Gifu and Achi in Nagano Prefecture at the southern end of the Central Alps, counted among the 100 Famous Mountains of Japan. Named after the legend that the placenta (ena) of Amaterasu-Ōmikami was buried here. The Hirogawara route is the most popular (beginner, 6 h 30 min round trip); the Misaka-tōge ridge route offers sweeping views; the Mae-miya route is accessible by Kita-Ena Kōtsū bus (2-day overnight, advanced). The Kuroizawa route remains closed since the 2020 floods.
Gifu(岐阜)

Mt. Haku

Mt. Hakusan (2,702 m), straddling Ishikawa and Gifu Prefectures, is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains and, togeth...
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Mt. Nogohaku

Mt. Nogohaku (1,617 m), a Japan-200 peak and the highest point on the Gifu–Fukui border. Reach the Nogodani trailhead by taxi from Tarumi Station — a fit-hiker 9–10 hour round trip through beech forest.
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Mt. Kurai

Mt. Kurai (位山, 1,529 m) in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, is one of the 200 Famous Japanese Mountains.Long revered as a sacr...
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Mt. Dainichi

Mt. Dainichi (大日ヶ岳, 1,709 m), straddling Gujō and Takayama in Gifu Prefecture, is one of the 200 Famous Japanese Mountai...
Gifu(岐阜)

Mt. Norikura

Mt. Norikuradake (3,026m, Kengamine Peak) is a mountain straddling Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture and Takayama City, ...
Nagano(長野)

Mt. Yake

Mt. Yakedake (2,444m, North Peak) is a mountain straddling Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture and Takayama City, Gifu Pre...