100 Famous Tochigi Mountains
The Tochigi 100 Famous Mountains were selected by the Shimotsuke Shimbun in 2004 to mark the newspaper's 120th anniversary. The list celebrates the peaks most beloved by Tochigi residents, centered on the mountains of Nikkō, Nasu, and Ashio.
This page covers the 12 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. Nantai, Mt. Nasu (Chausu, Asahi, Sanbon-yari), Mt. Nikko-Shirane and Mt. Sukaisan. 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 Tochigi Mountains
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A local mountain near Utsunomiya with over 100 routes, offering rocky scrambles and Nikko range views year-round.
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 Nikko sacred mountain requiring a relentless 1,200-meter ascent from Lake Chūzenji, crowned by Futarasan Shrine's inner sanctum.
A wild peak on the Aizu watershed ridge, demanding repeated river crossings and steep climbing.
A Nasu volcano chain alive with eruption steam and autumn foliage, with a ropeway delivering hikers close to the summit.
An Ashio range peak famous for its Akayashio azalea colony that turns the slopes pink in May, with lingering traces of old mountain faith.
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.
An isolated peak that forms one of the Nikko Sanzan trio, with a majestic panorama over Senjōgahara wetland and Lake Chūzenji.
One of the Nikko Sanzan sacred mountains, a well-formed stratovolcano with the Futarasan inner shrine and a full traverse from Kirifuri Plateau.
A celebrated peak along Tanigawa's jagged ridge, colored by autumn foliage and early-summer wildflowers.
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.