100 Famous Koshinetsu Mountains
The Kōshin'etsu 100 Famous Mountains bring together 100 celebrated peaks spread across the three prefectures of Yamanashi, Nagano, and Niigata (the Kōshin'etsu region). This is one of Japan's premier mountain zones, home to the Japanese Alps, the Yatsugatake, and some of the country's most coveted high-alpine terrain.
This page covers the 22 peaks on the list that can be reached without a private car. Most trailheads are served by bus from the nearest train station; for those that aren't, a shared taxi or regular taxi will get you there. Featured peaks include Mt. Aino, Mt. Aka, Mt. Akaishi and Mt. Asama. Each guide spells out the exact route from the station to the trailhead — bus and taxi timetables, fares, and frequencies verified against official schedules. Use the map and list below to compare access ease and fitness demand, whether you're planning a day hike or a multi-day traverse with an overnight stay beforehand.
100 Famous Koshinetsu Mountains
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One of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains where an open ridge above Daibosatsu Pass reveals a grand panorama of Fuji and the southern Alps.
A mountain of extraordinary granite pillars and monoliths, vivid with Shakunage in early summer against views of Yatsugatake and the southern Alps.
An ancient sacred mountain of the Oku-Chichibu ridge, its iconic Gojōiwa pillar towering above, with views to the southern Alps and Yatsugatake.
A peak that shifts from forest to meadow to rocky ridge, capped by the chain-fixed Otori-iwa just below the summit.
One of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains in the Oku-Chichibu, its primeval forest cradling the headwaters of three river systems, vivid with Shakunage in season.
Japan's second-highest peak and the southern Alps champion, stunning for its mix of snowfields, flower gardens, and sheer rock walls.
The most popular route up Japan's highest mountain, ascending via the well-equipped Yoshida trailhead.
A route up Japan's highest peak via the Gotenba and須走口trailheads, celebrated for the exhilarating sand-run descent.
Japan's third-highest summit, offering sweeping ridge views alongside Kitadake in the southern Alps.