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 mountain of extraordinary granite pillars and monoliths, vivid with Shakunage in early summer against views of Yatsugatake and the southern Alps.
The highest peak of the Shiga Highlands, with an exhilarating ridge walk through bog pools and Dake-Kaнba forest rich in flowers and views.
A quiet viewpoint on the Abe East Ridge, sweeping the eye over Fuji and the southern southern Alps from a grassy summit.
A peak that shifts from forest to meadow to rocky ridge, capped by the chain-fixed Otori-iwa just below the summit.