Nagano(長野) Mt. Utsugi
Mt. Utsugi (空木岳) is a 2,864m peak straddling Komagane City and Iijima Town in Nagano Prefecture, one of the 100 Famous J...
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Toyama(富山) Kumo-no-Daira
Kumonodaira (雲ノ平, "Field of Clouds") is a lava plateau at about 2,600 m in the deepest interior of the Northern Alps. Ca...
Toyama(富山) Mt. Goryu
Mt. Goryu (五竜岳) is a 2,814m famous peak connected to the main peak group of the Ushiroya-tateyama Range in the Northern ...
Nagano(長野) Mt. Kashimayari
Mt. Kashimayari (鹿島槍ヶ岳) is a 2,889m famous peak in the Ushiroya-tateyama Range straddling Toyama and Nagano Prefectures....
Nagano(長野) Mt. Jii-ga-take
Mt. Jii-ga-take (爺ヶ岳) is a 2,670m peak straddling Toyama and Nagano Prefectures in the Ushiro-Tateyama Range of the Nort...
Nagano(長野) Mt. Harinoki
Mt. Harinoki (針ノ木岳) is a 2,821m peak straddling Toyama and Nagano Prefectures in the Ushiro-Tateyama Range of the Northe...
Nagano(長野) Mt. Renge
Mt. Renge (蓮華岳) is a 2,799m peak in the Ushiro-Tateyama Range of the Northern Alps. Facing Mt. Harinoki across Harinoki ...
Nagano(長野) Mt. Mitsumata-Renge
Mt. Mitsumata-Renge (三俣蓮華岳) is a 2,841m peak at the tri-prefectural border of Toyama, Nagano, and Gifu Prefectures. The ...
Nagano(長野) Mt. Hotaka
Mt. Hotaka (穂高岳) is the collective name for the Hotaka Range, with Mt. Okuhotaka (3,190m) as the chief peak, including r...
Fukui Mt. Arashima
Mt. Arashima (荒島岳, 1,524m) is an independent peak rising in Ono City, Fukui Prefecture. Its well-balanced form earned it...
Aichi Mt. Sanage
Mt. Sanage (猿投山) is a 629m peak in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture. With easy access and an approachable difficulty, it is...
Shizuoka(静岡) Mt. Hijiri
The operating schedule for the Mainichi Alpen-go and the shuttle bus varies by year. Check the latest dates and reservat...
Saitama(埼玉) Mt. Kobushigatake
Mt. Kobushigatake (甲武信ヶ岳) is a 2,475m peak at the border of Yamanashi, Saitama, and Nagano Prefectures. One of the 100 F...
Gunma(群馬) Mt. Kurofu
Mt. Kurofu (黒斑山) is the highest peak of the first outer-rim of Mt. Asama, straddling the border of Gunma and Nagano Pref...
Yamanashi(山梨) Mt. Kentoku
Mt. Kentoku (乾徳山) is a 2,031m peak in Yamanashi Prefecture. From the trailhead, as elevation rises, the scenery changes ...
Yamanashi(山梨) Mt. Daibosatsu
Mt. Daibosatsu (大菩薩嶺) is a 2,057m peak in Koshu City, Yamanashi Prefecture, one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.The...
Nagano(長野) Mt. Kinpu
Mt. Kinpu (金峰山) is a 2,599m peak on the border of Yamanashi and Nagano Prefectures. One of the 100 Famous Japanese Mount...
Yamanashi(山梨) Mt. Iwadono
Mt. Iwadono (Iwadonoyama, 岩殿山, 634 m) is a rocky peak in Ōtsuki City, Yamanashi Prefecture. Selected as the eighth of th...
Kanagawa(神奈川) Mt. Kintoki
Mt. Kintokiyama (金時山, 1,213m) sits at the northern rim of the Hakone caldera in Kanagawa Prefecture. Famous as the legen...
Nagano(長野) Mt. Asama
Mt. Asama (浅間山) is a 2,568m active volcano located on the border of Nagano and Gunma Prefectures. One of the 100 Famous ...
Shizuoka(静岡) Mt. Fuji – Yoshida Trailhead
Mt. Fuji (富士山) is a 3,776m peak straddling the border of Yamanashi and Shizuoka Prefectures. It is Japan's highest mount...
Niigata Mt. Hiragatake
Mt. Hiragatake (ひらがたけ, 2,141m) straddles the border of Uonuma City, Niigata and Minakami Town, Gunma in the Echigo-Sanza...
Yamanashi(山梨) Mt. Ubakoyama
Mt. Ubakoyama (うばこやま, 1,503m) in Otsuki City, Yamanashi, is the 1st-rank peak of the Shurei Fugaku Twelve Views (paired ...
Yamanashi(山梨) Mt. Takigoyama
Mt. Takigoyama (たきごやま, 1,610m) in Otsuki City, Yamanashi, is the 4th-rank peak of the Shurei Fugaku Twelve Views (paired...
Nagano(長野) Mt. Takatsuma
Mt. Takatsuma (2,353 m) is the highest peak of the Togakushi range on the Niigata-Nagano border, a 100 Famous Mountain in Myoko-Togakushi Renzan National Park. The 10-Buddha pilgrimage (Ichi-Fudō to Jū-Amida) marks the Togakushi Shugendō sacred route. Alpico Kotsu Togakushi-kogen Line from Nagano Station (10 runs/day, ¥1,500) to Togakushi Campground. No mountain huts, advanced 10 hours, campground pre-night recommended.
Yamanashi(山梨) Mt. Takahatayama
Mt. Takahatayama (たかはたやま, 982m) on the Otsuki / Uenohara City border, Yamanashi, is the 9th-rank peak of the Shurei Fuga...
Yamanashi(山梨) Mt. Takagawayama
Mt. Takagawayama (たかがわやま, 976m) on the border of Otsuki City and Tsuru City, Yamanashi, is the 11th-rank peak of the Shu...
Nagano(長野) Mt. Ontakesan
Mt. Ontakesan (おんたけさん, 3,067m) is an independent peak straddling Otaki Village / Kiso Town (Nagano) and Gero City (Gifu)...
Yamanashi(山梨) Mt. Oiseyama
Mt. Oiseyama (おいせやま, 550m) in Magi district, Otsuki City, Yamanashi, is the 8th-rank peak of the Shurei Fugaku Twelve Vi...
Yamanashi(山梨) Mt. Naragurayama
Mt. Naragurayama (ならくらやま, 1,348m) on the Otsuki / Kosuge Village border, Yamanashi, is the 5th-rank peak of the Shurei F...
Niigata Mt. Naeba
Mt. Naeba (2,145 m), straddling Niigata-Nagano in Joshinetsu-kogen National Park, is a 100 Famous Mountain of Japan known for Japan's largest high-altitude wetland (~4 km², ~800 tarns). The 'Sky Garden' summit has skunk cabbage, yellow daylily and autumn grass colours. Taxi (~¥4,000) from Echigo-Yuzawa Station to Haraigawa trailhead, via Wada-goya (5th station, kenchin udon), intermediate 7 hours, summit-hut overnight recommended.
Niigata Mt. Myoko
Mt. Myoko (2,454 m, Echigo Fuji) is an active stratovolcano in Niigata's Joshinetsu-kogen National Park, principal peak of the Kubiki Sanzan, a 100 Famous Mountain of Japan. Three accesses: Hokuriku Shinkansen + Echigo Tokimeki + Keinan Bus to Tsubame Onsen (year round), Sasagamine (summer), or Akakura Sky Cable. The Mt. Hiuchi traverse from Sasagamine bags both peaks in one trip. Kōyaike Hut reservation required. Volcanic alert Level 1.
Yamanashi(山梨) Mt. Kuratakeyama
Mt. Kuratakeyama (くらたけやま, 990m) on the Otsuki / Uenohara City border, Yamanashi, is the 9th-rank peak of the Shurei Fuga...
Yamanashi(山梨) Mt. Kukiyama
Mt. Kukiyama (くきやま, 970m) on the Otsuki / Tsuru City border, Yamanashi, is the 10th-rank peak of the Shurei Fugaku Twelv...
Niigata Mt. Hiuchi
Mt. Hiuchi (2,462 m) is the highest peak of the Kubiki massif in Niigata's Joshinetsu-kogen National Park, a 100 Famous Mountain of Japan. Highlights: Tengu-no-niwa high-altitude wetland, Hakusan-kozakura flower fields, the only rock-ptarmigan habitat outside the Japanese Alps. Sasagamine direct bus from Myoko-kogen (summer 7/12-10/26), Kōyaike Hut reservation required (☎0255-78-7588), 2-peak traverse with Mt. Myoko popular, intermediate 9-10 hours.
Yamanashi(山梨) Mt. Hamaibamaru
Mt. Hamaibamaru (はまいばまる, 1,752m) on the Otsuki / Koshu City border, Yamanashi, is the 3rd-rank peak of the Shurei Fugaku...
Niigata Mt. Echigo-Komagatake
Mt. Echigo-Komagatake (2,003 m, Uonuma Komagatake) is the principal peak of the Echigo Sanzan in Niigata, Echigo Sanzan Tadami Quasi-National Park, 100 Famous Mountain of Japan. Intermediate ★★★ 9 hours via the Shiori-toge course; Koma-no-koya unstaffed emergency hut (cooperation fee ¥2,000) overnight recommended. Minami Echigo Kanko Bus from Koide Station only 1 run/day in summer; Ginzandaira or Koma-no-yu Onsen pre-night realistic. Famous for September-October 'taki-gumo' flowing clouds at dawn.
Niigata Mt. Amakazari
Mt. Amakazari (1,963 m) is a twin-peak mountain on the Niigata-Nagano border in Myoko-Togakushi Renzan National Park, a 100 Famous Mountain of Japan. Known for the 'Goddess's profile' silhouette and Sasadaira's autumn grass colours (late Sep-early Oct). Otari Village Bus from Minami-Otari Station 6 runs/day, Amakazari-so pre-night recommended, intermediate 7-hour popular course.
Toyama(富山) Mt. Tsurugi
Mt. Tsurugidake is a 2,999m peak in the Tateyama Mountain Range in the northern part of the Northern Alps, Toyama Prefec...