200 Famous Japanese Mountains

200 Famous Japanese Mountains — we cover 66 of them, all reachable by public transport. Popular choices include Mt. Akita-Komagatake, Mt. Arafune, Mt. Buna-ga-take and Mt. Dainichi. Each guide shows the route from the nearest station to the trailhead, with up-to-date bus timetables.

200 Famous Japanese Mountains

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戸隠山 200 Famous Mountains

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石狩岳 200 Famous Mountains

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女峰山 200 Famous Mountains

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鳥甲山 200 Famous Mountains

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毛勝山 200 Famous Mountains

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ニペソツ山 200 Famous Mountains

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佐武流山 200 Famous Mountains

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以東岳 200 Famous Mountains

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カムイエクウチカウシ山 200 Famous Mountains

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雪倉岳 200 Famous Mountains

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赤牛岳 200 Famous Mountains

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Mt. Akaushi

Mt. Akaushi (2,864 m), a hidden peak in the deepest North Alps (Toyama). Reddish slopes, a primeval ridge and grand Kurobe-headwater views. From Oritate via Kumonodaira and Mt. Suisho to Mt. Akaushi, then the Yomiuri-shindo, Taira-no-watashi ferry and Kurobe Dam — an advanced 3-night, 4-day route. Public transport: summer direct bus (by reservation) from Toyama Station. Ferry twice daily (10:00/14:00).

Mt. Miune

Mt. Miune (三嶺, 1,894 m), on the border of Kami in Kochi and Miyoshi in Tokushima, is one of the 200 Famous Mountains of ...

Tokushima(徳島)

Mt. Kasumizawa

Mt. Kasumizawa (2,646 m), a viewpoint above Kamikochi in the southern Northern Alps (Nagano). Reach Kamikochi by Alpico train and bus from Matsumoto, then climb via Tokugo Pass — a fit-hiker two-day trip staying at the Tokugo-toge hut.

Mt. Zaru

Mt. Zaru (笊岳, 2,629 m), on the border of Hayakawa in Minamikoma, Yamanashi and Aoi Ward in Shizuoka City, is one of the ...

Yamanashi(山梨)

Mt. Taishaku

Mt. Taishaku (帝釈山, 2,060 m), on the border of Minamiaizu and Hinoemata in Fukushima and Nikko in Tochigi, is one of the ...

Fukushima(福島)

Mt. Kamikochi

Mt. Kamikochi (上河内岳, 2,803 m), on the border of Aoi Ward in Shizuoka City and Iida in Nagano, is one of the 200 Famous M...

Shizuoka(静岡)

Mt. Notori

Mt. Notori (3,026 m), on the border of Hayakawa in Minamikoma, Yamanashi and Aoi Ward in Shizuoka City, is one of the 20...

Yamanashi(山梨)

Mt. Shaka

Mt. Shaka (釈迦岳, 1,800 m), on the border of Totsukawa and Shimokitayama in Nara, is one of the 200 Famous Mountains.A not...

Sakurajima

Sakurajima (highest peak Kitadake, 1,117 m) in Kagoshima City, Kagoshima, is one of the 200 Famous Japanese Mountains.Ri...

Kagoshima(鹿児島)

Mt. Eburisashi

Mt. Eburisashi (朳差岳, 1,636 m) in Sekikawa, Niigata, is one of the 200 Famous Japanese Mountains.At the northern end of t...

Mt. Petegari

Mt. Petegari (ペテガリ岳, 1,736 m), on the border of Shinhidaka in Hidaka and Taiki in Hiroo, Hokkaido, is one of the 200 Fam...

Mt. Kongodo

Mt. Kongodo (金剛堂山, 1,650 m), on the border of Nanto and Toyama City in Toyama and Hida in Gifu, is one of the 200 Famous...

Mt. Ichifusa

Mt. Ichifusa (市房山, 1,721 m), on the border of Mizukami in Kuma, Kumamoto and Miyazaki, is one of the 200 Famous Japanese...

Kumamoto(熊本)

Mt. Daimugen

Mt. Daimugen (大無間山, 2,330 m), straddling Aoi Ward of Shizuoka City and Kawanehon in Shizuoka, is one of the 200 Famous J...

Shizuoka(静岡)

Mt. Oizuru

Mt. Oizuru (笈ヶ岳, 1,841 m), on the border of Hakusan in Ishikawa, Nanto in Toyama and Shirakawa in Ono, Gifu, is one of t...

Ishikawa(石川)

Mt. Nokogiri

Mt. Nokogiri (鋸岳, 2,685 m), straddling Ina in Nagano and Hokuto in Yamanashi, is one of the 200 Famous Japanese Mountain...

Mt. Anpeiji

Mt. Anpeiji (安平路山, 2,363 m), on the border of Iida in Nagano and Okuwa in Kiso, is one of the 200 Famous Japanese Mounta...

Mt. Ikeguchi

Mt. Ikeguchi (池口岳, 2,392 m), on the border of Iida in Nagano and Kawanehon in Haibara, Shizuoka, is one of the 200 Famou...

Mt. Kekachi

Mt. Kekachi (2,415 m), main peak of the Kekachi Three Peaks (Toyama). Holds Japan's only perennial snow just 20 km from the sea. The Seihoku ridge is an advanced 10+ hour round trip (~1,700 m gain) from Katakai Lodge; crampons and ice axe in the residual-snow season. Public transport only to Uozu Station; taxi/rental car to the trailhead (~30 min; no signal there).

Mt. Tengu

Mt. Tengu (天狗岳) is a main-class peak in the North Yatsugatake area, rising on the border of Chino City and Minamisaku Di...

Mt. Minamikoma

Mt. Minamikoma (南駒ヶ岳, 2,841 m), on the border of Iijima in Kamiina and Okuwa in Kiso, Nagano, is one of the 200 Famous J...

Mt. Yukikura

Mt. Yukikura (2,611 m) in the Ushiro-Tateyama range (Niigata/Toyama). A mountain of alpine flowers with ridge-top flower fields and views to the Sea of Japan. Advanced, from Renge Onsen, usually a 2-day hut trip. Public transport: Itoigawa Bus Renge line (seasonal) from Itoigawa Station to the Renge Onsen trailhead. Timetable included.

Mt. Eboshi

Mt. Eboshi (烏帽子岳, 2,628 m), on the border of Omachi in Nagano and Toyama City in Toyama, is one of the 200 Famous Japane...

Mt. Wanakura

Mt. Wanakura (Mt. Shiroishi, 2,036 m) deep in Oku-Chichibu, Saitama. A hidden peak with vast slopes, no summit view, bamboo grass and faint paths — map/GPS essential, intermediate-to-advanced (8–9 h round trip from Minose). Public transport only to Enzan Station; taxi (~¥10,000) or overnight at the Miharashi guesthouse/Shogen Hut.

Saitama(埼玉)

Mt. Torikabuto

Mt. Torikabuto (2,038 m) in Akiyama-go, Nagano. Knife-edge ridges and chains earn it the name 'second Tanigawa-dake'; advanced (6–8 h loop). Public transport: Minami-Echigo Kanko Bus Akiyama-go line (near-daily) from Tsunan Station to the Yashiki stop, then a 15-min walk to the Yashiki trailhead. Few services — overnight in Akiyama-go recommended.

Mt. Saburyu

Mt. Saburyu (2,192 m), deep beyond the remote Akiyama-go (Nagano/Niigata). A fine peak of Joshin'etsu-kogen National Park with quiet, little-visited terrain. From Doronokidaira via a Hinokimata River ford and Warusa Peak, an advanced 12–14 h round trip. Seasonal bus only to Akiyama-go (Kiriake); overnight at Kiriake Onsen plus rental car/taxi to the trailhead. Route 405 closed in winter.

Mt. Otensho

Mt. Otensho (大天井岳, 2,922 m), on the border of Omachi, Azumino and Matsumoto in Nagano, is one of the 200 Famous Japanese...

Mt. Arasawa

Mt. Arasawa (1,969 m) above Lake Okutadami, Niigata. Famed for the chain-and-ladder crux of Mae-gura; advanced (8–10 h round trip). Chains in place only June–October. Public transport: Minami-Echigo Kanko Bus (seasonal) from Urasa Station on the Joetsu Shinkansen to the Ginzandaira trailhead; overnight at Ginzandaira Onsen recommended. Timetables included.

Mt. Kohide

Mt. Kohide (小秀山, 1,982 m), on the border of Nakatsugawa (Gifu) and Otaki (Nagano), is one of the 200 Famous Japanese Mou...

Mt. Nakano

Mt. Nakano (2,085 m), highest of the Echigo Three Mountains in Niigata. A half-moon summit with snow lingering into midsummer; an advanced ~1,600 m climb with chain sections from Jujikyo. Few convenient services to the trailhead — taxi (~30 min, ~¥7,500) or rental car from Muikamachi Station. Summit hut; overnight recommended.

Mt. Kushigata

Mt. Kushigata (櫛形山, 2,052 m), on the border of Minami-Alps and Fujikawa in Yamanashi, is one of the 200 Famous Japanese ...

Yamanashi(山梨)

Mt. Ito

Mt. Ito (1,772 m) at the northern end of the Asahi range (Yamagata/Niigata). Sweeping summit views of the main ridge and the Sea of Japan, plus the mysterious Otori Pond. An advanced ~14-hour, 2-day round trip on the Otori-ike route from Awataki Dam. The climbing bus does not run some years — rental car or taxi assumed (1.5 h by car from Tsuruoka).

Yamagata(山形)

Mt. Mikagura

Mt. Mikagura (御神楽岳, 1,386 m), in Aga, Niigata, is one of the 200 Famous Japanese Mountains.Rising on the border of Aizu ...

Mt. Shokanbetsu

Mt. Shokanbetsu (1,492 m), highest peak of the Mashike Mountains facing the Sea of Japan, a treasury of flowers including the endemic Mashike-genge. An intermediate ~8-hour round trip on the Shokan route. No public transport to the Shokanso trailhead — rental car or taxi from central Mashike (12 km, 15 min). Heavy snow into late June.

Mt. Kamuro

Mt. Kamuro (神室山, 1,365 m), on the border of Yuzawa (Akita) and Kaneyama (Yamagata), is one of the 200 Famous Japanese Mo...

Mt. Yubari

Mt. Yubari (1,668 m), a 'mountain of flowers' with endemic species on serpentine soils such as the Yubari primrose; the Maedake marsh flower fields peak in July. An intermediate ~8.5-hour round trip on the Hiyamizu route. No public transport to the trailhead — rental car via the seasonal Kashima forest road (check before going). Stay on the boardwalk to protect the endemics.

Mt. Waga

Mt. Waga (和賀岳, 1,439 m), on the border of Daisen (Akita) and Nishiwaga (Iwate), is one of the 200 Famous Japanese Mounta...

Mt. Ashibetsu

Mt. Ashibetsu (1,726 m), main peak of the Yubari range, rising behind the Furano plain with sweeping views of the Tokachi and Daisetsu ranges. An intermediate ~9-hour round trip on the Shindo route. From Furano Station take the Furano Bus Nishitappu Line to Yamabe, then walk or taxi to the Taiyo-no-Sato trailhead. Full timetables included.

Mt. Funagata

Mt. Funagata (船形山, 1,500 m), on the border of Miyagi and Yamagata, is one of the 200 Famous Japanese Mountains.Also call...

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