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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One of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains rich in primeval Buna and Himeshara forest, Amagi Rhododendrons, and vibrant seasonal color.
A gentle Sugadaira peak selected as a flower 100 Famous Mountain, prized for its wildflower meadows and airy ridge walk to Azumayasan.
A multi-summit volcano with 23 peaks and seven lakes, the most accessible 3,000-meter mountain in Japan.
A quiet Shinshu peak with a rocky summit overlooking Yatsugatake, also famed for its Shakunage rhododendron display.
A perfectly conical Suwa Fuji summit with a sweeping northern panorama of the Yatsugatake range and the northern Alps.
A twin-peaked mountain famed for its silhouette and the golden autumn grass of Sasadaira, Echigo's flower and foliage gem.
The highest point of the Amago range, the best westward viewpoint for an unobstructed face-on view of Mt. Fuji.