Gunma(群馬) Mt. Shirasuna
Mt. Shirasuna (白砂山) is a 2,139.7m famous peak rising on the border of Nagano, Niigata, and Gunma Prefectures. Selected a...
Gunma(群馬)
Gunma(群馬) has 18 mountains you can reach using only public transport — trains and buses. 7 of them are among Japan's 100 Famous Mountains. 1 can be climbed on foot straight from the station. Popular choices include Mt. Akagi, Mt. Azumaya, Mt. Hotaka and Mt. Kusatsu-Shirane. Each guide shows the route from the nearest station to the trailhead, with up-to-date bus timetables.
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Bordering prefectures include Nagano(長野), Tochigi(栃木), Niigata, Fukushima(福島) and Saitama(埼玉).
Mountains in Gunma(群馬) — Map
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Gunma(群馬) Mt. Arafune
Mt. Arafune (1,423 m), a Japan-200 table-mountain on the Gunma–Nagano border. Reach the Uchiyama Pass trailhead by taxi from Nakagome Station — the dramatic Tomoiwa cliff and an easy-to-intermediate 4-hour round trip.
Gunma(群馬) Mt. Akagi
Mt. Akagi (赤城山) is a 1,828m peak in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture. One of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, it is a s...
Gunma(群馬) Mt. Myogi
Mt. Myogi (Sōmadake 1,104m, Gunma), one of Japan's Three Great Scenic Wonders. Reach Myogi Shrine by shared taxi from Jōshū-Tomioka Station — middle-trail route and safety notes.
Gunma(群馬) Mt. Haruna
Mt. Haruna (榛名山) is a 1,449m peak in Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture — a double-walled volcano whose multiple peaks ring...
Gunma(群馬) Mt. Iwabitsu
Mt. Iwabitsu (岩櫃山) is an 802.6m rocky peak in Higashi-Agatsuma Town, Gunma Prefecture. Although a low mountain, it has r...
Gunma(群馬) Mt. Hanamagari
Mt. Hanamagari (鼻曲山) is a 1,655m peak on the border of Gunma and Nagano Prefectures.The name derives from the mountain's...
Gunma(群馬) Mt. Asama-Kakushi
Mt. Asama-Kakushi (浅間隠山) is a 1,757m peak on the border of Higashi-Agatsuma Town in Gunma Prefecture and Tsumagoi Villag...
Gunma(群馬) Mt. Azumaya
Mt. Azumaya (四阿山) is a 2,354m peak located on the border of Ueda City in Nagano Prefecture and Tsumagoi Village in Gunma...
Gunma(群馬) Mt. Suwa
Mt. Suwa (諏訪山) is a 1,549m independent peak rising in Ueno Village, Gunma Prefecture.Located in the innermost part of We...
Gunma(群馬) Mt. Asahi
Mt. Asahi (朝日岳) is a 1,945m peak straddling Minakami Town in Gunma Prefecture and Minamiuonuma City in Niigata Prefectur...
Gunma(群馬) Mt. Sennokura
Mt. Sennokura (仙ノ倉山) is a 2026m peak straddling Gunma and Niigata Prefectures, and the highest peak of the Tanigawa Rang...
Gunma(群馬) Mt. Shibutsu
Mt. Shibutsu (至仏山) is a 2,228.1m peak in Oze National Park in the northeastern part of Gunma Prefecture.A representative...
Gunma(群馬) Mt. Hotaka
Mt. Hotaka (武尊山) is a 2,158m peak in the northern Gunma Prefecture. One of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, also calle...
Gunma(群馬) Mt. Kurofu
Mt. Kurofu (黒斑山) is the highest peak of the first outer-rim of Mt. Asama, straddling the border of Gunma and Nagano Pref...
Gunma(群馬) Mt. Nikko-Shirane
Mt. Nikko-Shirane (日光白根山) is a 2,578m peak on the border of Nikko City in Tochigi Prefecture and Tone District in Gunma ...
Gunma(群馬) Mt. Tanigawa
Mt. Tanigawa (谷川岳) is a 1,977m peak on the border of Gunma and Niigata Prefectures. One of the 100 Famous Japanese Mount...
Gunma(群馬) Mt. Kusatsu-Shirane
Mt. Kusatsu-Shirane (Yugama 2,160 m / Mt. Moto-Shirane 2,171 m) is an active volcano on the Gunma–Nagano border, listed among the 100 Famous Mountains of Japan. The Mt. Moto-Shirane summit trail has been fully closed since the January 2018 eruption (1 killed, 11 injured) and remains closed as of May 2026. This article documents the current status and presents climbable alternatives — Mt. Yokote (2,307 m) and Yoshigadaira Wetland. Yugama is at alert Level 1, but its 500 m crater radius remains off-limits.