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 high peak reached by a grassy ridge walk from the Ōdarumi Pass, welcoming arrivals with a sweeping panorama from Fuji to the southern Alps.
One of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains where an open ridge above Daibosatsu Pass reveals a grand panorama of Fuji and the southern Alps.
A peak in the Shūrei Fugaku Twelve Views with views of Fuji, tied to the legend of Momotarō.
A revered sport-climbing destination of granite cliffs, with an unobstructed Fuji view from the Kaiun summit.
A sub-1,000-meter peak that punches far above its height with a full 360-degree panorama of Fuji and the southern Alps.
A rocky fortress with a Sengoku-era hilltop castle site, offering one of the Shūrei Fugaku Twelve Views over the Katsura River valley and Fuji.
The highest point of the Misaka range, surveying Fuji and the Fuji Five Lakes with changing backdrops of fresh green, autumn leaves, and sea of clouds.
One of the Shūrei Fugaku Twelve Views with a superb Fuji vista, popular also for the traverse to neighboring Momokurayama.
A gentle woodland peak above the Sanatsugi Shrine, with seasonal nature all the way up and a view of the Nagoya cityscape from the top.
One of the Shūrei Fugaku Twelve Views with an especially close Fuji vista, popular also for a traverse to neighboring Ōgurasazan.