Kanto(関東)
Kanto(関東) has 99 mountains you can reach using only public transport — trains and buses. 13 of them are among Japan's 100 Famous Mountains. 8 can be climbed on foot straight from the station. Popular choices include Mt. Akagi, Mt. Hotaka, Mt. Kumotori-yama and Mt. Kusatsu-Shirane. Each guide shows the route from the nearest station to the trailhead, with up-to-date bus timetables.
Browse by prefecture: Gunma(群馬) (16), Tokyo(東京) (14), Kanagawa(神奈川) (9), Tochigi(栃木) (8), Saitama(埼玉) (3), Ibaraki(茨城) (2) and Chiba (1)
Mountains in Kanto(関東) — Map
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A low-mountain traverse linking Kenchōji to Zuisenji, blending the historic atmosphere of ancient Kamakura with ridge-top walking.
A highland plateau where massed Nikkō Day-lily colonies bloom in early summer and a sky corridor opens views of the Nikko range.
The highest point on Asama's outer caldera, looking down into the eruption zone and scanning from Yatsugatake to the northern Alps.
A distinctive volcanic area where crater lakes and the alternate terrain of Yokoteyama and Yosuké-daira wetland offer high-plateau nature.
The highest peak in Ibaraki Prefecture, a sacred mountain where the Yamizo-mine Shrine at the top and Nichirin-ji at the eighth station add pilgrimage flavor.
A layered caldera volcano and one of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains, where Joshu's cold winds herald clear-sky summit views.
A table-top mountain shaped like an upturned ship, dominated by the 200-meter cliff face of Tomosohiwa.
A twin-peaked limestone mountain whose high-exposure rocky ridge makes it one of the Kanto region's premier scrambles.
A Gunma–Nagano border peak offering views as far as Asama and the northern Alps, alive with Rengeツツジ in early summer.
An Okutama mid-level mountain featuring one of Okutama's three great steep ridges, radiant in fresh greenery and autumn foliage.
A low but relentlessly rocky Gunma peak, with fixed chains and multiple approach routes including the famous Mitsuwaiwa Corridor.
A grassland viewpoint symbolized by its white horse statue, spreading a grand panorama of Fuji, Tanzawa, and the southern Alps.
A welcoming waypoint on the traverse where the hut's naмeko soup and views of Lake Sagami and Fuji make it a favorite rest stop.
A famous viewpoint linked to the Kintoki legend, spreading a grand panorama of Fuji and the Hakone outer caldera from the summit.
A local mountain near Utsunomiya with over 100 routes, offering rocky scrambles and Nikko range views year-round.
A mountain long cherished for its Musashi Mitake Shrine pilgrimage trail, with the Rock Garden gorge and vibrant seasonal scenery.
The highest of the Okutama Sanzan, traversing fine Buna forest past Mittō-no-Ōtaki falls to a view of Fuji from the west summit.
One of Japan's three celebrated landscapes, a serrated cluster of rock towers dramatic for autumn foliage and the circuit of stone gates.
A Nasu volcano chain alive with eruption steam and autumn foliage, with a ropeway delivering hikers close to the summit.
The highest peak in the Kanto region, famous for Shirane Aoi flowers, reachable by ropeway to 2,000 m for a 3,000-meter summit.
A low quarry mountain and pilgrimage site where the Jigoku-nozoki cliff and monumental cliff Buddhas blur the line between sightseeing and hiking.
A quiet neighbor of Takaosan where cherry blossoms, autumn foliage, and a hut famous for nameko soup make every season pleasant.
One of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains and one of the most remote, reached by a long classic route from Kanmān-yama over the Nokogiri Ridge.
A triple-peak Okutama ridge linking mountain temples and rocky crests, beautiful in spring greenery and autumn foliage.
A Michelin three-star destination famous worldwide, beloved for its Yakuōin temple pilgrimage routes and hiking variety.
A twin-peaked mountain offering a 360-degree panorama, stunning in autumn when rock walls and foliage create dramatic contrasts.
A twin-peaked sacred mountain celebrated in the Man'yōshū, with a 360-degree view of the Kanto Plain from both Nantai-san and Nyotai-san.
True to its name, this summit offers a magnificent head-on view of the great Asama volcano.
One of the Okutama Sanzan trio, cloaked in natural Buna forest and carpeted with spectacular Katakuri blooms in spring.
A double-crater volcano ringed by peaks including Haruna Fuji and Kadombogadake, steeped in mountain worship history.
A tranquil Tanzawa peak where early-summer Shiroyashio azaleas and rhododendrons bloom beneath a serene primeval Buna canopy.
One of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains in the Joshu highlands, cloaked in primeval Buna and Dake-Kaнba forest with outstanding autumn color.
An Okutama favorite with a celebrated approach past the Hyakujin Falls and through river-carved gorge scenery.
An Ashio range peak famous for its Akayashio azalea colony that turns the slopes pink in May, with lingering traces of old mountain faith.
A Tanzawa ridge peak where the mountain hut's legendary Nabewari udon noodles draw as many pilgrims as the summit view.
A Nikko sacred mountain requiring a relentless 1,200-meter ascent from Lake Chūzenji, crowned by Futarasan Shrine's inner sanctum.
One of the Okutama Sanzan peaks with outstanding Kanto Plain views from the summit, colorful in autumn foliage and winter rime ice.
A rolling low hill trail with scenic overlooks and autumn foliage, a pleasant up-and-down ridgeline walk.
A deep Oku-Tanzawa peak with a fine Buna forest interior and a glimpse of Fuji over the ridge, best experienced on the Inukoshi loop.
One of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains near the Afuri Shrine, perennially busy with pilgrims and hikers drawn by its flowers in every season.
One of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains in Chichibu with a jagged rocky ridge and Shugendo history, lit by Akayashio in spring and foliage in autumn.
A serpentine-rock Oze mountain welcoming hikers with rare alpine flora including the endemic Ōze-sō found nowhere else.
A border peak starting from Lake Nozori with views of Naebasan and Saburyuyama, rewarding for summer flowers and Joshinetsu panoramas.
One of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains with a gentle summit and 360-degree views, linked to Nekodake by a wildflower-laden ridge.
A deep-gorge stream walk leads to sweeping Kanto Plain views at the summit, with rewarding autumn foliage in the Oku-Musashi hills.
One of Japan's 200 Famous Mountains with an unusual silhouette carved by limestone quarrying, a beloved symbol of Chichibu.
One of the Nikko Sanzan sacred mountains, a well-formed stratovolcano with the Futarasan inner shrine and a full traverse from Kirifuri Plateau.
The highest peak of the Tanigawa range, where a flower-filled ridge from Taira-hyōtan leads to a sweeping border-ridge panorama.
A solitary sacred peak in the deepest Nishi-Jōshū highlands, prized for its sharp profile, ancient forest, and the Mikasa-yama rock pitch.
The interior heart of the Tanzawa range with residual old-growth Buna forest, a key staging point for the Tōnodake–Hirudake traverse.
An isolated peak that forms one of the Nikko Sanzan trio, with a majestic panorama over Senjōgahara wetland and Lake Chūzenji.
The Tanzawa flagship with sweeping views of Fuji and Sagami Bay, showing the range's varied character on the Ōkura Ridge and the Omote Ridge traverse.
A deep secluded peak in the innermost Oku-Chichibu, offering a long, meditative walk through dense forest with no open views.
Tokyo's highest peak at the eastern end of the Oku-Chichibu, a one of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains reward after a long walk through primeval forest.
A keystone of the Ishio Ridge traverse in Okutama, commanding a sweeping view of Fuji and the southern Alps.
A celebrated peak along Tanigawa's jagged ridge, colored by autumn foliage and early-summer wildflowers.
The highest point of the Hakone caldera with views of Fuji over Lake Ashinoko, its trails reopened after a decade-long closure.
A 2,000-meter-plus alpine wetland called Kinunuma studded with bog pools, breathtaking in the blazing colors of autumn.
A peak linked to Taihei-zan by traverse with views of the Kanto Plain, its shrine precinct glorious with cherry blossoms and autumn foliage.