Nagano(長野) Mt. Tsubakuro
Mt. Tsubakuro (燕岳) is a 2,763m peak in the Northern Alps.Called the "Queen of the Alps," it is an elegant and beautiful ...
Nagano(長野) 
Yamagata(山形) Mt. Zaō
Mt. Zaō (Mt. Kumano 1,841 m, Yamagata/Miyagi) is an active volcano famous for the Okama crater lake and winter Juhyō snow monsters, one of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains. Yamakō Bus Z90 from Yamagata Station to Zaō Onsen (45 min, hourly), then Zaō Ropeway to Jizō Sancho Station. Mt. Kumano round-trip approx. 3 hours. Summer Z91 direct service to Karita Sanchō just below Okama.
Hokkaido Mt. Yōtei
Mt. Yōtei (1,898 m) is an independent stratovolcano in southwestern Hokkaido known as Ezo-Fuji or Shiribeshi-yama, counted among the 100 Famous Mountains of Japan. Comprehensive guide covering all four routes (Hirafu, Makkari, Kyōgoku, Kimobetsu), the 9th-station emergency hut, bus timetables from Sapporo and Kutchan, and essential safety notes (no water sources, bear precautions).
Hokkaido Mt. Tokachi
Mt. Tokachi (2,077 m) is the principal peak of the Tokachi range in central Hokkaido, an active volcano with continuous fumarolic plumes, counted among the 100 Famous Mountains of Japan. Full guide to the Bogakudai course (Biei side) and Tokachidake Onsen course (Ryōunkaku) with Kamifurano Town Bus schedules and essential safety notes (volcanic alert, evacuation shelter, hydrogen-sulphide gas, no water sources). Famous for Japan's earliest autumn colours in mid- to late September.
Tochigi(栃木) Mt. Teruishi
Mt. Teruishi (晃石山, 419m) is a low peak in Tochigi City, Tochigi Prefecture, popular for a mini-traverse with the adjoini...
Tochigi(栃木) Mt. Taro
Mt. Taro (太郎山) is a 2,368m independent peak rising at the center of Oku-Nikko in Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture. Counted...
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...
Hokkaido Mt. Shari
Mt. Shari (斜里岳, 1,547m) is an independent peak in eastern Hokkaido at the base of the Shiretoko Peninsula, also known by...
Hokkaido Mt. Poroshiri
Mt. Poroshiri (2,052 m) is the highest peak in the Hidaka range, a 100 Famous Mountain of Japan and one of the hardest. Reservation-only access: Toyonuka-sanso ⇔ Second Gate shuttle bus (¥10,000 round trip) + Horoshiri Hut (¥1,000/night, Jul–Sep only) must be booked together. Over a dozen Nukapira river crossings, one-night stay effectively mandatory, dense brown-bear habitat. Reservations open at 0:00 on 20 December for the next season.
Chiba Mt. Nokogiri
Mt. Nokogiri (鋸山, 329m) is a low peak on the border of Kyonan Town in Awa District and Futtsu City, Chiba Prefecture. Fa...
Niigata Mt. Naeba
Mt. Naeba (2,145 m), straddling Niigata-Nagano in Joshinetsu-kogen National Park, is a 100 Famous Mountain of Japan known for Japan's largest high-altitude wetland (~4 km², ~800 tarns). The 'Sky Garden' summit has skunk cabbage, yellow daylily and autumn grass colours. Taxi (~¥4,000) from Echigo-Yuzawa Station to Haraigawa trailhead, via Wada-goya (5th station, kenchin udon), intermediate 7 hours, summit-hut overnight recommended.
Niigata Mt. Myoko
Mt. Myoko (2,454 m, Echigo Fuji) is an active stratovolcano in Niigata's Joshinetsu-kogen National Park, principal peak of the Kubiki Sanzan, a 100 Famous Mountain of Japan. Three accesses: Hokuriku Shinkansen + Echigo Tokimeki + Keinan Bus to Tsubame Onsen (year round), Sasagamine (summer), or Akakura Sky Cable. The Mt. Hiuchi traverse from Sasagamine bags both peaks in one trip. Kōyaike Hut reservation required. Volcanic alert Level 1.
Gifu(岐阜) Mt. Kasagatake
Mt. Kasagatake (かさがたけ, 2,898m) is in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture, within Chubu Sangaku National Park, an independent ...
Kanagawa(神奈川) Kamakura Alps / Tenen
Tenen (天園), also called the Kamakura Alps, is a hiking course of about 4km that circles the outer northern part of Kamak...
Tokyo(東京) Mt. Jinba
Mt. Jinba (陣馬山) is an 854.8m peak located on the border of Hachioji City in Tokyo and Midori-ku, Sagamihara City, Kanaga...
Iwate(岩手) Mt. Iwate
Mt. Iwate (2,038 m, Nanbu Fuji) is the iconic mountain of Iwate Prefecture, a 100 Famous Mountain of Japan. Volcanic alert raised to Level 2 on 2 Oct 2024; all 7 trails closed, but the eastern 4 trailheads (Mikamizaka, Umagaeshi, Yakehashiri, Kanboto) will reopen on 1 Jul 2026. Western trails remain closed. Full coverage of Morioka Station access, the 8th-station emergency hut, and Komakusa flower fields.
Ehime(愛媛) Mt. Ishizuchi
Mt. Ishizuchi (Tengu-dake 1,982 m, Ehime) is the highest peak in western Japan and a 100 Famous Mountain. Setouchi Bus Nishi-no-kawa Line (4 trips/day, verified) from JR Iyo-Saijo Station to Ropeway-mae, then Ishizuchi Climbing Ropeway to Jōju Station (1,300m). Omote-Sandō trail with famous chain sections, 7h round-trip.
Yamanashi(山梨) Mt. Hōō
Mt. Hōō (Hōō Sanzan: Jizō-ga-take, Kannon-dake 2,840 m, Yakushi-dake) is in Yamanashi Prefecture, counted among the 100 Famous Mountains of Japan. The white-granite ridge and the obelisk of Jizō-ga-take are iconic. Access via Yamanashi Kōtsū bus from Kofu Station to Yashajin-tōge, or via Kayagatake Tourist Bus (reservation-based) from Nirasaki Station to Aoki-kōsen or Gozaishi-onsen. 2-day overnight traverse recommended.
Iwate(岩手) Mt. Hayachine
Mt. Hayachine (1,917 m), the highest peak in Iwate's Kitakami mountains, a 100 Famous Mountain of Japan and 100 Famous Flower Mountains peak. Famous for the endemic Hayachine-usuyukisō (late July). The Kawaranobō course remains closed after the May 2016 landslide; only the Odagoe course is open. Iwate Kenkō Bus from Shin-Hanamaki Station, shuttle on car-restriction days (weekends/holidays 14 Jun–2 Aug), serpentinite slippery in rain.
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...
Iwate(岩手) Hachimantai
Hachimantai (1,613 m, Iwate) is the most beginner-friendly hyakumeizan. Direct seasonal bus from JR Morioka Station via Iwate Kenpoku Bus 'Hachimantai Nature Stroll Bus' (effective April 1, 2026). Access guide with verified timetable for the Dragon Eye phenomenon and highland wetland walks.
Yamagata(山形) Mt. Gassan
Mt. Gassan (1,984 m, Yamagata) is the principal peak of Dewa Sanzan and one of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains. Access guide with verified 2026 timetables for Shonai Kotsu bus from Tsuruoka Station to Gassan Hachigome, and Yamako Bus + Nishikawa Town Bus connection from Yamagata Station to Ubasawa.
Hokkaido Mt. Daisetsuzan / Asahi-dake
Daisetsuzan (Asahi-dake 2,291 m, Hokkaido's highest) is a vast volcanic group in central Hokkaido known as Kamuy Mintar, the 'Garden of the Gods', a 100 Famous Mountain of Japan. Full guide covering Asahidake and Kurodake ropeways, Ide-yu Bus / Dohoku Bus schedules, 2026 hut operation, the toxic-gas Ohachi-daira crater and Japan's earliest autumn colours.
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...
Fukui Mt. Arashima
Mt. Arashima (荒島岳, 1,524m) is an independent peak rising in Ono City, Fukui Prefecture. Its well-balanced form earned it...
Hokkaido Mt. Akan
Mt. Akan (Meakan 1,499 m, Oakan 1,370 m, Akan-Fuji 1,476 m) is the Akan volcanic group in Akan-Mashu National Park, eastern Hokkaido, counted among the 100 Famous Mountains of Japan. Mt. Meakan summit is closed under volcanic alert Level 2 since 2025/9/15; this article covers the climbable Mt. Oakan (Takiguchi trailhead, ~6 h round trip) and lakeside Onneto walks, with full Akan Bus schedules from Kushiro Station and Kushiro Airport.
Fukushima(福島) Mt. Adatara
Mt. Adatara (安達太良山) is a 1,700m peak in central Fukushima Prefecture, counted among the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.Th...
Toyama(富山) Mt. Tsurugi
Mt. Tsurugidake is a 2,999m peak in the Tateyama Mountain Range in the northern part of the Northern Alps, Toyama Prefec...
Kagoshima(鹿児島) Mt. Miyanoura
Mt. Miyanoura is a 1,936m peak located in the central part of Yakushima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture. The entire island ...
Shizuoka(静岡) Mt. Kintoki
Mt. Kintokiyama (金時山, 1,213m) sits at the northern rim of the Hakone caldera in Kanagawa Prefecture. Famous as the legen...
Tokyo(東京) Mt. Kawanori
Mt. Kawanoriyama (川苔山) is a 1,363m mountain in the Okutama area of western Tokyo. Known for the spectacular 40-meter Hya...
Tochigi(栃木) Mt. Nasu (Chausu, Asahi, Sanbon-yari)
Mt. Nasu (那須岳) is the collective name for Mt. Chausu, Mt. Asahi, and Mt. Sanbon-yari in the northern part of Tochigi Pre...
Saitama(埼玉) Mt. Buko
Mt. Bukō (Bukōsan, 武甲山, 1,304 m) sits on the border of Chichibu City and Yokoze Town in Saitama. Listed in the 200 Famou...
Toyama(富山) Mt. Yakushi
Mt. Yakushi (Yakushidake, 薬師岳, 2,926 m) straddles the Toyama–Nagano prefectural border. One of the 100 Famous Mountains ...
Toyama(富山) Mt. Suisho
Mt. Suishō (Suishōdake, 水晶岳, 2,986 m) straddles the 北アルプス prefectural border. One of the 100 Famous Mountains of Japan, ...
Toyama(富山) Mt. Washiba
Mt. Washiba (Washibadake, 鷲羽岳, 2,924 m) straddles the Toyama–Nagano prefectural border. One of the 100 Famous Mountains ...
Toyama(富山) Mt. Kurobegoro
Mt. Kurobegorō (Kurobegorōdake, 黒部五郎岳, 2,840 m) straddles the Toyama–Gifu prefectural border. One of the 100 Famous Moun...
Nagano(長野) Mt. Tateshina
Mt. Tateshina (Tateshinayama, 蓼科山, 2,531 m) sits at the northern end of the Yatsugatake Range. One of the 100 Famous Mou...
Toyama(富山) Kumo-no-Daira
Kumonodaira (雲ノ平, "Field of Clouds") is a lava plateau at about 2,600 m in the deepest interior of the Northern Alps. Ca...