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Shikoku(四国)

Shikoku(四国) has 8 mountains you can reach using only public transport — trains and buses. 2 of them are among Japan's 100 Famous Mountains. Popular choices include Mt. Ishizuchi, Mt. Tsurugi, Mt. Higashiakaishi and Mt. Miune. Each guide shows the route from the nearest station to the trailhead, with up-to-date bus timetables.

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Mountains in Shikoku(四国) — Map

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Mt. Tsurugi 100 Famous Mountains
EasyModerateDay tripTrail time 3h 285.62 km

One of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains in Shikoku, with a broad grassy summit of Miyama Kumazasa that gives an open, sky-high sense of freedom.

Mt. Ishizuchi 100 Famous Mountains
BeginnerModerateDay tripTrail time 6h 169.66 km

The highest peak in western Japan, a spiritual mountain famous for fixed-chain cliff faces and, in clear weather, views across the Seto Inland Sea.

Plan aheadDay tripTrail time 6h 00

A quiet viewpoint at the western end of the Ishizuchi range, with views of Ishizuchi and the Seto Inland Sea from its grassy summit.

Mt. Higashiakaishi 200 Famous Mountains
ModerateDay tripTrail time 6h 30

A rugged eastern peak of the Hoо̄ range, where fixed iron-hard peridotite ridges host endemic alpine plants.

Mt. Miune 200 Famous Mountains
ModerateDay tripTrail time 6h 00

A beautiful four-peaks ridge in the Shikoku highlands, with Kumazasa meadows, a summit pond, and a graceful line continuing to Tsurugi-san.

Mt. Sanbongui 300 Famous Mountains
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Mt. Sasagamine 200 Famous Mountains
Plan aheadDay tripTrail time 6h 00

One of the Iyo Three Mountains of the Ishizuchi range, a windswept grass-and-bamboo ridge with views of Tokkuri-mori and Ishizuchi.

Mount Sasayama 300 Famous Mountains
Plan aheadDay tripTrail time 3h 00

A sacred mountain enshrining the Sasayama Shrine, celebrated for spring Akebono azaleas and views over the Uwa Sea and the Pacific.