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 multi-summit volcano with 23 peaks and seven lakes, the most accessible 3,000-meter mountain in Japan.
One of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains where an open ridge above Daibosatsu Pass reveals a grand panorama of Fuji and the southern Alps.
The highest point of the Amago range, the best westward viewpoint for an unobstructed face-on view of Mt. Fuji.
A quiet Shinshu peak with a rocky summit overlooking Yatsugatake, also famed for its Shakunage rhododendron display.
The northern sentinel of the southern Alps, nicknamed the Southern Alps Prince for its striking white granite ridgeline.
One of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains rich in primeval Buna and Himeshara forest, Amagi Rhododendrons, and vibrant seasonal color.
A perfectly conical Suwa Fuji summit with a sweeping northern panorama of the Yatsugatake range and the northern Alps.
A shapely isolated peak known as the Ono Fuji, popular for its views of Hakusan and brilliant autumn foliage.
The premier viewpoint of the Jonen range, with a full panorama of Yari and the Hotaka massif from the summit.
Called the Queen of the Alps for its white granite ridge adorned with Komaкusa, the classic gateway mountain to 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 dominant peak of the Echigo Sanzan, famous for taki-gumo waterfalls and Nikkō Day-lily meadows on its sweeping ridge.
A solitary peak on the quiet Senko Ridge, deep in the southern Alps wrapped in dense forest.
A quiet peak overlooking the Omote-Ginza traverse, where views of Yari and Hotaka unfold in stillness.
A ridge summit on the Ushiro-Tateyama range with sweeping views of Tateyama and Tsurugi across Lake Kurobe.
The highest point of the Hayakawa Ridge, a rocky summit with a sweeping view from Kitadake to Fuji.
A peak in the Oku-Mino highlands bearing a Dainichi Buddha statue, with a direct view of the Hakusan range.
A quiet satellite peak beside Shiroumadake, whose sharp helmet profile stands out impressively when viewed from Asahidake or Yukikuradake.
The southern anchor of the Hakuba trio, with Japan's highest-yield natural hot spring, Hakuba Yari Onsen, bubbling from its east slope.
A Central Alps peak flanking Utsugi-dake, with the Kisodono-koshi hut and the legendary Kiso Yoshinaka water source as key waypoints.
A broad high summit on the Omote-Ginza route commanding a sweeping view from Yari and Hotaka to Tateyama and the Ushiro-Tateyama range.
One of the Kубики Sanzan trio, celebrated for the high alpine wetland garden at Tengu-no-niwa below the summit and its massed Hakusan Kozakura.
A three-peaked range of white sand ridges, towering boulders, cascades, and the iconic Obelisk, with commanding views of Kitadake and Fuji.
The northern anchor of the Hōō Sanzan, dominated by the towering granite Obelisk spire thrusting into the sky.
The highest of the Hōō Sanzan, its bright ridge of white sand and Haіmаtsu opening to close-up views of Fuji and Kitadake.
Niigata's highest peak on the ridge between Hakuba-Oike and Shiroumadake, where white ptarmigan and alpine flowers greet the Hakuba trio.
A handsome stratovolcano known as the Echigo Fuji, connected by a flower-rich traverse to Hiuchigatake with sweeping views.
A rounded grassy high peak between Akashidake and Hijiri-dake, offering a sweeping view of the Arakawa trio from the traverse.
A gentle Sugadaira peak selected as a flower 100 Famous Mountain, prized for its wildflower meadows and airy ridge walk to Azumayasan.
An Omote-Ginza high peak where the Hyütte Nishidake terrace frames the perfect ridge line running from Yarigatake to Tsubakuro.
A quiet rocky summit between Akashidake and Hijiri-dake, rewarding with outstanding views of the southern-Alps main ridge.
The Queen of the Southern Alps, a triple-cirque mountain carpeted with alpine flowers and known for its gentle, welcoming profile.
The central peak of the Hakuba trio, distinguished by its asymmetric profile and the massive east-face cliff rising from the traverse.
A Nichiren sacred mountain celebrated for the Fuji sunrise seen from Keishin-in, reached by a reverent approach of 50 stone-marked stages.
A rocky peak beyond the Harinoki snowfield with a dramatic view of Tateyama and Tsurugi across the blue expanse of Lake Kurobe.
A Togakushi sacred ridge climbed via the Mune-tsuki-Hacchō pitch, with a final rocky crest opening to a grand panorama.
A Shugendo sacred peak featuring the harrowing knife-edge Ari-no-towatari and relentless chains, a genuine test of nerve and skill.