Gunma 100 Famous Mountains

Gunma 100 Famous Mountains — we cover 23 of them, all reachable by public transport. Popular choices include Mt. Akagi, Mt. Asama, Mt. Azumaya and Mt. Hiragatake. Each guide shows the route from the nearest station to the trailhead, with up-to-date bus timetables.

Gunma 100 Famous Mountains

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Mt. Kurofu 100 Mountains of Flowers

EasyModerateDay tripTrail time 2h 415.16 km

Mt. Myogi 200 Famous Mountains

IntermediatePlan aheadDay tripTrail time 4h 305.5 km

Mt. Akagi 100 Famous Mountains

BeginnerEasy🚃Tokyo 3h 36Day tripTrail time 3h 315.69 km

Mt. Kusatsu-Shirane 100 Famous Mountains

BeginnerModerateDay tripTrail time 3h 306 km

Mt. Iwabitsu 100 Mountains of Gunma

BeginnerModerate🚃Tokyo 3h 14Day tripTrail time 3h 126.14 km

Mt. Tanigawa 100 Famous Mountains

BeginnerEasy🚃Tokyo 3h 15Day tripTrail time 4h 106.7 km

Mt. Nikko-Shirane 100 Famous Mountains

BeginnerEasy🚃Tokyo 2h 30Day tripTrail time 4h 307.27 km

Mt. Arafune 200 Famous Mountains

BeginnerPlan aheadDay tripTrail time 4h 308 km

Mt. Hotaka 100 Famous Mountains

BeginnerModerate🚃Tokyo 3h 28Day tripTrail time 6h 309 km

Mt. Hanamagari 100 Mountains of Gunma

BeginnerModerateDay tripTrail time 4h 539.16 km

Mt. Shibutsu 100 Famous Mountains

BeginnerModerateDay tripTrail time 6h 3511.01 km

Mt. Sukaisan 100 Famous Mountains

IntermediatePlan aheadOvernightTrail time 10h 3012 km

Mt. Shirasuna 200 Famous Mountains

IntermediateModerate🚃Tokyo 3h 33Day tripTrail time 7h 4213.37 km

Mt. Asama 100 Famous Mountains

IntermediateModerateOvernightTrail time 8h 0613.43 km

Mt. Haruna 200 Famous Mountains

BeginnerModerate🚃Tokyo 1h 53Day tripTrail time 7h 4013.55 km

Mt. Sennokura 200 Famous Mountains

IntermediateEasy🚃Tokyo 3h 48Day tripTrail time 8h 2613.96 km

Mt. Asama-Kakushi 200 Famous Mountains

BeginnerModerate🚃Tokyo 3h 09Day tripTrail time 7h 4015.98 km

Mt. Azumaya 100 Famous Mountains

IntermediateModerateDay tripTrail time 9h 0017.52 km

Mt. Suwa 300 Famous Mountains

IntermediateModerate🚃Tokyo 1h 42OvernightTrail time 10h 2618.34 km

Mt. Asahi 300 Famous Mountains

AdvancedModerate🚃Tokyo 4h 05OvernightTrail time 13h 4921.61 km

Mt. Hiragatake 100 Famous Mountains

AdvancedPlan aheadOvernightTrail time 12h 00

Mt. Kinunuma 100 Mountains of Gunma

Moderate🚃Tokyo 3h 04Day tripTrail time 7h 40

Mt. Makihata 100 Famous Mountains

IntermediateModerate🚃Tokyo 4h 09OvernightTrail time 9h 00

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Mt. Kinunuma

Mt. Kinunuma (鬼怒沼山) is a 2,141m peak in Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture.Kinunuma, spread to the north of the summit, is a...

Tochigi(栃木)

Mt. Suwa

Mt. Suwa (諏訪山) is a 1,549m independent peak rising in Ueno Village, Gunma Prefecture.Located in the innermost part of We...

Mt. Kurofu

Mt. Kurofu (黒斑山) is the highest peak of the first outer-rim of Mt. Asama, straddling the border of Gunma and Nagano Pref...

Gunma(群馬)Nagano(長野)

Mt. Makihata

Mt. Makihata (1,967m) is one of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains on the Niigata-Gunma border, famed for its vast alpine wetland and tarn-dotted summit ridge. The Ido-One ridge route from Sakurazaka Parking is ~7h 45min round trip. After April 2026 local-bus abolition, weekday-only AI on-demand 'MOSS' and taxi remain (no weekend bus).

Mt. Kusatsu-Shirane

Mt. Kusatsu-Shirane (Yugama 2,160 m / Mt. Moto-Shirane 2,171 m) is an active volcano on the Gunma–Nagano border, listed among the 100 Famous Mountains of Japan. The Mt. Moto-Shirane summit trail has been fully closed since the January 2018 eruption (1 killed, 11 injured) and remains closed as of May 2026. This article documents the current status and presents climbable alternatives — Mt. Yokote (2,307 m) and Yoshigadaira Wetland. Yugama is at alert Level 1, but its 500 m crater radius remains off-limits.