Chubu(中部)
Chubu(中部) has 192 mountains you can reach using only public transport — trains and buses. 51 of them are among Japan's 100 Famous Mountains. 2 can be climbed on foot straight from the station. Popular choices include Kirigamine, Mt. Aino, Mt. Aka and Mt. Akaishi. Each guide shows the route from the nearest station to the trailhead, with up-to-date bus timetables.
Browse by prefecture: Yamanashi(山梨) (37), Nagano(長野) (28), Toyama(富山) (13), Niigata (7), Ishikawa(石川) (2), Shizuoka(静岡) (2), Gifu(岐阜) (2), Fukui (1) and Aichi (1)
Mountains in Chubu(中部) — Map
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A Yamanashi viewpoint overlooking Yatsugatake and the southern Alps, known also as the place where mountaineer Fukada Kyuya died.
One of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains rich in primeval Buna and Himeshara forest, Amagi Rhododendrons, and vibrant seasonal color.
The highest point of the Ashitaka range with close-up views of Mt. Fuji, and home to the endemic Ashitaka Rhododendron.
The highest point of the Amago range, the best westward viewpoint for an unobstructed face-on view of Mt. Fuji.
An ancient sacred mountain of the Oku-Chichibu ridge, its iconic Gojōiwa pillar towering above, with views to the southern Alps and Yatsugatake.
The highest peak of the Dōshi range, cloaked in primeval Buna forest with a view of Fuji opening near the summit.
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.