Niigata
Niigata has 20 mountains you can reach using only public transport — trains and buses. 7 of them are among Japan's 100 Famous Mountains. Popular choices include Mt. Amakazari, Mt. Echigo-Komagatake, Mt. Hiragatake and Mt. Hiuchi. 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), Gunma(群馬), Toyama(富山), Fukushima(福島) and Yamagata(山形).
Mountains in Niigata — Map
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A mountain whose broad high alpine wetland and countless bog pools are hailed as a sky-high paradise, magical for summer flowers and autumn grass.
A twin-peaked mountain famed for its silhouette and the golden autumn grass of Sasadaira, Echigo's flower and foliage gem.
The dominant peak of the Echigo Sanzan, famous for taki-gumo waterfalls and Nikkō Day-lily meadows on its sweeping ridge.
One of the Kубики Sanzan trio, celebrated for the high alpine wetland garden at Tengu-no-niwa below the summit and its massed Hakusan Kozakura.
A secluded world of high alpine wetlands and bog pools at the summit, stunning for autumn grasses and views of the northern Tanigawa range.
A handsome stratovolcano known as the Echigo Fuji, connected by a flower-rich traverse to Hiuchigatake with sweeping views.
A remote Echigo peak said to be the hardest single-day 100 Famous Mountain, crowned by an alpine wetland, bog pools, and the iconic Tamago stone.
A high Ushiro-Tateyama peak north of Hakuba, enchanting traversers with ridge-wide flower meadows and a panorama stretching to the Sea of Japan.
A sharp peak overlooking Lake Okutadami, with the dramatic Maegura rocky ridge leading to wide-open summit views.
A quiet Echigo peak above Lake Tagokura, known for its early-summer Himesayuri lily colonies.
A commanding isolated peak east of the Echigo Plain, with ridge views of the Iide range and Sumon-dake.
A beloved peak at the northern end of the Iide range, treasured for its sky-high flower meadows and expansive views from the hut.
One of the Echigo Sanzan long venerated as a sacred mountain, with a dramatic ridge of continuous fixed chains on the eight peaks.
The highest peak on Sado Island, where the great Osado traverse from the Donden Plateau delivers flower meadows and a grand panorama.
A peak on the Aizu-Echigo border demanding fit legs, with sharp rocky ridges, early-summer Himesayuri lilies, and vivid autumn color.
The highest of the Echigo Sanzan, a formidable peak whose deep-snow snowfields and steep rocky ridges draw determined climbers.
An active Kубики volcano with raw fumarolic summit terrain, striking for its views of Hiuchigatake and the Sea of Japan.
A mid-level Niigata peak beloved for its sweeping view of the Iide range and the cheerful Youth Bell on the summit.
A Niigata sky-ridge peak renowned for the biggest snow cornices in Asia and, in early summer, the sprawling Himesayuri lily meadows.
A Japan Sea isolated peak with a Yakushi-dō shrine at the top, surveying both Sado Island and the Myōkō range.