300 Famous Japanese Mountains

300 Famous Japanese Mountains — we cover 74 of them, all reachable by public transport. Popular choices include Mt. Daisen, Mt. Kasagatake, Mt. Asahi and Mt. Atago. Each guide shows the route from the nearest station to the trailhead, with up-to-date bus timetables.

300 Famous Japanese Mountains

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国師ヶ岳 300 Famous Mountains
EasyPlan ahead🚃Tokyo 2h 04Day tripTrail time 1h 392.44 km
入笠山 300 Famous Mountains
BeginnerPlan aheadDay tripTrail time 2h 309.2 km
八溝山 300 Famous Mountains
BeginnerEasy🚃Tokyo 4h 48Day tripTrail time 3h 006 km
山伏 300 Famous Mountains
IntermediatePlan aheadDay tripTrail time 5h 00
愛宕山 300 Famous Mountains
BeginnerModerateDay tripTrail time 4h 009.5 km
二岐山 300 Famous Mountains
IntermediatePlan aheadDay tripTrail time 5h 007 km
五葉山 300 Famous Mountains
BeginnerPlan aheadDay tripTrail time 4h 007 km
鉢盛山 300 Famous Mountains
BeginnerModerateDay tripTrail time 5h 008 km
蓬莱山 300 Famous Mountains
BeginnerEasyDay tripTrail time 3h 308 km
一切経山 300 Famous Mountains
IntermediatePlan aheadDay tripTrail time 4h 007 km
泉ヶ岳 300 Famous Mountains
BeginnerPlan aheadDay tripTrail time 3h 305 km
金時山 300 Famous Mountains
BeginnerModerateDay tripTrail time 3h 095.49 km
黒岳(御坂山地) 300 Famous Mountains
EasyModerate🚃Tokyo 2h 53Day tripTrail time 5h 317.61 km
摩耶山 300 Famous Mountains
IntermediatePlan aheadDay tripTrail time 5h 008 km
三頭山 300 Famous Mountains
BeginnerPlan aheadDay tripTrail time 3h 006.3 km
根子岳 100 Mountains of Flowers
BeginnerPlan aheadDay tripTrail time 3h 30
ニセコアンヌプリ 300 Famous Mountains
BeginnerPlan aheadDay tripTrail time 3h 306 km
大滝根山 300 Famous Mountains
BeginnerPlan aheadDay tripTrail time 4h 006 km
大和葛城山 100 Mountains of Kansai
BeginnerPlan aheadDay tripTrail time 4h 005.9 km
荒海山 300 Famous Mountains
IntermediatePlan aheadDay tripTrail time 7h 0010 km
祝瓶山 300 Famous Mountains
IntermediatePlan aheadDay tripTrail time 7h 0010 km
十枚山 100 Mountains of Yamanashi
IntermediateModerateDay tripTrail time 5h 30
唐松岳 300 Famous Mountains
BeginnerModerateOvernightTrail time 7h 0811.94 km
狩場山 300 Famous Mountains
IntermediateModerateOvernightTrail time 8h 0012 km
袈裟丸山 300 Famous Mountains
IntermediatePlan aheadDay tripTrail time 7h 0012 km
倶留尊山 300 Famous Mountains
BeginnerModerateDay tripTrail time 5h 3110.79 km
鍬崎山 300 Famous Mountains
IntermediatePlan aheadDay tripTrail time 7h 0010 km
七ヶ岳 300 Famous Mountains
IntermediatePlan aheadDay tripTrail time 6h 0010 km
ニセイカウシュッペ山 300 Famous Mountains
IntermediatePlan aheadDay tripTrail time 7h 0014 km
大山 100 Mountains of Flowers
BeginnerEasy🚃Tokyo 1h 42Day tripTrail time 6h 4016 km
六甲山 300 Famous Mountains
BeginnerModerateDay tripTrail time 6h 3713.68 km
太郎山 300 Famous Mountains
IntermediateModerate🚃Tokyo 2h 30OvernightTrail time 8h 0715.51 km
余市岳 300 Famous Mountains
BeginnerPlan aheadDay tripTrail time 5h 0012 km
爺ヶ岳 300 Famous Mountains
IntermediateModerateOvernightTrail time 8h 0012 km
経ヶ岳 200 Famous Mountains
IntermediateModerateOvernightTrail time 8h 00
蓮華岳 300 Famous Mountains
IntermediateModerateOvernightTrail time 10h 0012 km
諏訪山 300 Famous Mountains
IntermediateModerate🚃Tokyo 1h 42OvernightTrail time 9h 1818.34 km
朝日岳 300 Famous Mountains
AdvancedModerate🚃Tokyo 4h 05OvernightTrail time 13h 4921.61 km
笠ヶ岳 100 Famous Mountains
IntermediateModerateOvernightTrail time 14h 0018 km
三俣蓮華岳 300 Famous Mountains
AdvancedModerateOvernightTrail time 16h 0020 km
浅草岳 300 Famous Mountains
Plan aheadDay tripTrail time 5h 30
アサヨ峰 300 Famous Mountains
Plan aheadOvernightTrail time 11h 00
粟ヶ岳 300 Famous Mountains
Plan aheadDay tripTrail time 7h 00
大山 100 Famous Mountains
ModerateDay tripTrail time 5h 00
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道後山 300 Famous Mountains
Plan aheadDay tripTrail time 3h 00
富士見台 100 Mountains of Shinshu
Plan aheadDay tripTrail time 4h 00
護摩壇山 300 Famous Mountains
ModerateDay tripTrail time 3h 00
鉢伏山 300 Famous Mountains
Plan aheadDay tripTrail time 4h 00
ModerateDay tripTrail time 5h 00
比叡山 300 Famous Mountains
Plan aheadDay tripTrail time 3h 30
医王山 300 Famous Mountains
ModerateDay tripTrail time 5h 00
川上岳 300 Famous Mountains
Plan aheadDay tripTrail time 5h 30
傾山 300 Famous Mountains
Plan aheadOvernightTrail time 8h 00
金北山 300 Famous Mountains
ModerateDay tripTrail time 7h 00
笹山(黒河内岳) 100 Highest Mountains
ModerateOvernightTrail time 12h 00
斑尾山 300 Famous Mountains
Plan aheadDay tripTrail time 3h 30
三峰山 300 Famous Mountains
Plan aheadDay tripTrail time 4h 00
那岐山 300 Famous Mountains
Plan aheadDay tripTrail time 4h 30
南木曽岳 300 Famous Mountains
Plan aheadDay tripTrail time 5h 30
新潟焼山 300 Famous Mountains
Moderate
人形山 300 Famous Mountains
Plan aheadDay tripTrail time 6h 00
Plan aheadDay tripTrail time 4h 30
三方岩岳 300 Famous Mountains
Plan aheadDay tripTrail time 3h 30
篠山 300 Famous Mountains
Plan aheadDay tripTrail time 3h 00
白木峰 300 Famous Mountains
Plan aheadDay tripTrail time 3h 30
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大船山 300 Famous Mountains
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高見山 300 Famous Mountains
Plan aheadDay tripTrail time 3h 30
多良岳 300 Famous Mountains
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鶴見岳 300 Famous Mountains
Plan aheadDay tripTrail time 3h 00
涌蓋山 300 Famous Mountains
Plan aheadDay tripTrail time 3h 30
米山 300 Famous Mountains
Plan aheadDay tripTrail time 4h 00
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Shizuoka(静岡)

Mt. Jumai

Mt. Jumai (十枚山, 1,726 m), straddling Aoi-ku in Shizuoka City and Nanbu in Yamanashi on the Abe-Higashi Ridge, is one of ...
Nara(奈良)

Mt. Miune

Mount Miune (Miuneyama, 1,235 m) sits on the border of Mitsue Village in Nara and Matsusaka and Tsu cities in Mie, and i...
Nara(奈良)

Mt. Yamato-Katsuragi

Mount Yamato-Katsuragi (Yamato-Katsuragisan, 959 m) sits on the border of Gose City in Nara and Osaka Prefecture, and is...
Oita(大分)

Mt. Waita

Mount Waita (Waitasan, 1,500 m) is a volcano on the border of Kokonoe Town in Oita and Oguni Town in Kumamoto, and is on...
Nara(奈良)

Mt. Takami

Mount Takami (Takamiyama, 1,249 m) sits on the border of Higashiyoshino Village in Nara and Matsusaka City in Mie, and i...
Miyagi(宮城)

Mt. Izumigatake

Mount Izumigatake (Izumigatake, 1,175 m) is in Izumi Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, and is one of Japan's 300 Fam...
Wakayama(和歌山)

Mt. Gomadan

Mount Gomadan (Gomadanzan, 1,372 m) sits on the border of Tanabe City in Wakayama and Totsukawa Village in Nara, and is ...
Shizuoka(静岡)

Mt. Ryusō

Mount Ryusō (Ryusōzan, 1,051 m) is in Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, and is one of Japan's 300 Famous Mou...
Nagano(長野)

Mt. Madarao

Mount Madarao (Madaraoyama, 1,382 m) sits on the border of Iiyama City in Nagano and Myōkō City in Niigata, and is one o...
Nagano(長野)

Mt. Nyukasa

Mount Nyukasa (Nyukasayama, 1,955 m) sits on the border of Ina City and Fujimi Town in Nagano Prefecture, and is one of ...
Oita(大分)

Mt. Tsurumi

Mount Tsurumi (Tsurumidake, 1,375 m) is an active volcano in Beppu City, Oita Prefecture, and is one of Japan's 300 Famo...
Nagano(長野)

Mt. Neko

Mount Neko (Nekodake, 2,207 m) sits on the border of Ueda City and Suzaka City in Nagano Prefecture, and is one of Japan...
Tokyo(東京)

Mt. Mitō

Mount Mitō (Mitōsan, 1,531 m) straddles the border between Hinohara/Okutama in Tokyo and Yamanashi Prefecture, and is on...
Yamanashi(山梨)

Mount Asayo

Mount Asayo (Asayomine) is a 2,799 m peak straddling Minami-Alps City and Hokuto City in Yamanashi Prefecture, and one o...
Yamanashi(山梨)

Mt. Sasayama

Mt. Sasayama (笹山, also Kurokouchidake; North Peak 2,733 m / South Peak 2,717.6 m), straddling Yamanashi and Shizuoka on ...
Niigata

Niigata-Yakeyama

Niigata-Yakeyama (新潟焼山, 2,400 m), straddling Itoigawa and Myoko in Niigata, is one of the 300 Famous Japanese Mountains....
Ehime(愛媛)

Mount Dōgamori

Mount Dōgamori (Dōgamori, 1,689 m) sits on the border of Saijō City and Kumakōgen Town in Ehime, and is one of Japan's 3...
Nagano(長野)

Mt. Hachimori

Mt. Hachimori (鉢盛山, 2,447 m), rising on the border between the Matsumoto and Kiso areas of Nagano, is one of the 300 Fam...
Gifu(岐阜)

Mount Kaore

Mount Kaore (Kaoredake, 1,625 m) sits on the border of Gero City and Takayama City in Gifu, and is one of Japan's 300 Fa...
Kanagawa(神奈川)

Mt. Hakone

Mt. Hakone (箱根山; its highest peak is Mt. Kamiyama, 1,438 m) is an active volcano in Hakone, Kanagawa, and one of the 300...
Toyama(富山)

Mount Ningyo

Mount Ningyō (Ningyōzan, 1,726 m) sits on the border of Nanto City in Toyama and Shirakawa Village in Gifu, and is one o...
Toyama(富山)

Mount Shirakimine

Mount Shirakimine (Shirakimine, 1,596 m) sits on the border of Toyama City in Toyama and Hida City in Gifu, and is one o...
Fukushima(福島)

Mt. Arakai

Mt. Arakai (荒海山, 1,581 m), straddling Minamiaizu in Fukushima and Nikko in Tochigi, is a peak of the Taishaku Mountains ...
Toyama(富山)

Mount Kuwasaki

Mount Kuwasaki (Kuwasakiyama, 2,090 m) is a mountain in Toyama City, Toyama, and is one of Japan's 300 Famous Mountains....
Yamagata(山形)

Mt. Iwaigame

Mt. Iwaigame (祝瓶山, 1,417 m), straddling Nagai and Oguni in Yamagata, is one of the 300 Famous Japanese Mountains.A sharp...
Gifu(岐阜)

Mount Sanpoiwa

Mount Sanpōiwa (Sanpōiwadake, 1,736 m) sits on the border of Hakusan City in Ishikawa and Shirakawa Village in Gifu, and...
Kochi(高知)

Mount Sasayama

Mount Sasayama (Sasayama, 1,065 m) sits on the border of Sukumo City in Kochi and Ainan Town in Ehime, and is one of Jap...
Hokkaido

Mt. Kariba

Mt. Kariba (狩場山, 1,520 m), straddling Setana and Shimamaki in Hokkaido, is one of the 300 Famous Japanese Mountains.The ...
Nagano(長野)

Mount Hachibuse

Mount Hachibuse (Hachibuseyama, 1,929 m) sits on the border of Matsumoto, Okaya and Shiojiri cities in Nagano, and is on...
Hokkaido

Mt. Niseikaushuppe

Mt. Niseikaushuppe (ニセイカウシュッペ山, 1,883 m) in Kamikawa, Hokkaido, is one of the 300 Famous Japanese Mountains.Set on the n...
Hiroshima (広島)

Mount Dōgo

Mount Dōgo (Dōgoyama, 1,268 m) sits on the border of Shōbara City in Hiroshima and Nichinan Town in Tottori, and is one ...
Kagoshima(鹿児島)

Takakuma Mountains

The Takakuma Mountains (Takakumayama) straddle Kanoya City and Tarumizu City in Kagoshima, and their highest peak, Ōnoga...
Oita(大分)

Mount Katamuki

Mount Katamuki (Katamukiyama, 1,605 m) sits on the border of Bungo-Ōno City in Oita and Hinokage Town in Miyazaki, and i...
Kagoshima(鹿児島)

Mount Tachu

Mount Tachu (Tachudake, 1,497 m) is a mountain on Yakushima in Kagoshima, and is one of Japan's 300 Famous Mountains.Its...
Hokkaido

Mount Yoichi

Mount Yoichi (Yoichidake, 1,488 m) sits on the border of Akaigawa Village and Sapporo City in Hokkaido, and is one of Ja...
Niigata

Mount Kinpoku

Mount Kinpoku (Kinpokusan, 1,172 m) is a mountain in Sado City, Niigata, and is one of Japan's 300 Famous Mountains.The ...
Oita(大分)

Mount Taisen

Mount Taisen (Taisenzan, 1,786 m) is a mountain in Taketa City, Oita, and is one of Japan's 300 Famous Mountains.The eas...
Gunma(群馬)

Mount Kesamaru

Mount Kesamaru (Kesamaruyama, 1,878 m at the front peak) sits on the border of Midori City in Gunma and Nikko City in To...
Fukushima(福島)

Mount Nanatsugatake

Mount Nanatsugatake (Nanatsugatake, 1,636 m) is a mountain in Minamiaizu Town, Fukushima, and is one of Japan's 300 Famo...