300 Famous Japanese Mountains
The 300 Famous Japanese Mountains (Nihon Sanbyakumeizan) were selected by the Japanese Alpine Club in 1978. The list builds on the 100 and 200 Famous Mountains to create the most comprehensive roster of celebrated Japanese peaks, adding distinctive regional summits from every corner of the country.
This page currently covers 93 peaks from this list that you can reach by public transport. 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. Daisen, Mt. Kasagatake, Mount Ningyo and Mt. Asahi. 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.
300 Famous Japanese Mountains
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A high peak reached by a grassy ridge walk from the Ōdarumi Pass, welcoming arrivals with a sweeping panorama from Fuji to the southern Alps.
A ropeway viewpoint plateau with a Suzuran lily wetland and a sweeping panorama of Yatsugatake and the northern Alps.
The highest peak in Ibaraki Prefecture, a sacred mountain where the Yamizo-mine Shrine at the top and Nichirin-ji at the eighth station add pilgrimage flavor.
The highest peak of the Abe-oku range, alive with Yanagi-ran meadows in August and framing a panorama of the southern Alps and Fuji.
The sacred headquarters of all Atago shrines nationwide, a spiritual mountain in Kyoto where the Sennichi-mairi pilgrimage marks summer.
A graceful twin peak of male and female summits, set amid pristine Buna and Asunaro primeval forest.
The highest peak along the Sanriku coast, blanketed with Tsutsuji and Shakunage and commanding views of the Pacific and Hayachine.
A solitary peak with a refuge hut near the top, commanding fine views of the northern Alps centered on Hotaka and Yarigatake.
A Hira range peak with expansive Lake Biwa views, where the gondola approach leads to a ridge walk enjoyed by families.
An active volcano captivating for its mysterious blue crater lake Majo-no-hitomi, the Jodō-daira wetland, and the Azuma Koфuji cone.
A beloved hill for Sendai residents, with well-maintained trails and pleasant views of the Sendai Plain and the Funakata range.
A famous viewpoint linked to the Kintoki legend, spreading a grand panorama of Fuji and the Hakone outer caldera from the summit.
The highest point of the Misaka range, surveying Fuji and the Fuji Five Lakes with changing backdrops of fresh green, autumn leaves, and sea of clouds.
A Tohoku peak traversing the rocky ridges and Buna forests of the朝日Range, with a summit view of Gassan, Chōkaisan, and Sado Island.
The highest of the Okutama Sanzan, traversing fine Buna forest past Mittō-no-Ōtaki falls to a view of Fuji from the west summit.
A gentle Sugadaira peak selected as a flower 100 Famous Mountain, prized for its wildflower meadows and airy ridge walk to Azumayasan.
The main Niseko peak, offering a panorama of Yōteisan and the Sea of Japan from open meadows and wetland highlands.
The highest peak of the Abukuma Highlands, uniquely combining the Horyū Shrine summit and the limestone cave at the foot.
A spring Kansai spectacle where azaleas described as a million blooms in one glance coat the summit plateau, with broad Osaka Plain views.
A wild peak on the Aizu watershed ridge, demanding repeated river crossings and steep climbing.
Known as the Tohoku Matterhorn for its knife-edge triangular silhouette, this peak pairs a dramatic profile with outstanding summit views.
A quiet viewpoint on the Abe East Ridge, sweeping the eye over Fuji and the southern southern Alps from a grassy summit.
A popular Ushiro-Tateyama peak reached by the Alpine Line, where the Hakuba trio and the treacherous Kaeri-no-Ken ridge steal the show.
The finest peak in southern Hokkaido, celebrated for its imposing seaside silhouette rising from the Japan Sea and its summit flower meadows.
An Ashio range peak famous for its Akayashio azalea colony that turns the slopes pink in May, with lingering traces of old mountain faith.
A symmetrical cone among the North Shinshu Five Peaks, called the Shinano Fuji, softened by alpine flowers and the quiet scenery of Furui-ike.
A peak approached through the famous Sōni Plateau pampas fields, with rewarding views beyond the Nihon-boso saddle.
An isolated peak famous for buried-treasure legends, with a broad summit view of Tsurugi, Tateyama, and Yakushidake.
An Aizu peak of seven summits in a row, its Buna ridge commanding views of Hiuchigatake and the Nasu range.
A premier viewpoint on the northwest Daisetsu, dramatic for views of the Omote-Daisetsu peaks and the wild rock towers of Ō-Yari and Angiras.
One of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains near the Afuri Shrine, perennially busy with pilgrims and hikers drawn by its flowers in every season.
A Kansai classic with a rewarding traverse from the Rock Garden to the highest summit, famous also for Kobe's glittering night views.
Sapporo's highest mountain, where the Haіmаtsu zone opens a summer panorama of Yōteisan and the surrounding peaks.
A three-summited mountain in the Ushiro-Tateyama range whose south-facing slopes erupt with Komaкusa and Hakusan Furo in early summer.
The northernmost peak of the Kiso range, a forest-clad sacred mountain with stone Buddhas and buried-sutra traditions.
An Ushiro-Tateyama peak famous for its Komaкusa colony, where the approach from Ōzawa opens to a full northern-Alps panorama.
A solitary sacred peak in the deepest Nishi-Jōshū highlands, prized for its sharp profile, ancient forest, and the Mikasa-yama rock pitch.
An isolated peak that forms one of the Nikko Sanzan trio, with a majestic panorama over Senjōgahara wetland and Lake Chūzenji.
A celebrated peak along Tanigawa's jagged ridge, colored by autumn foliage and early-summer wildflowers.
An elegant isolated peak shaped like a wide-brimmed hat, known above all for the unforgettable sunset Yari-Hotaka view from the mountain hut.
A high tri-prefecture-border peak on the ridge to Sukurodake, sweeping Yari, Hotaka, and the Kurobe headwaters in one view.
A quiet Echigo peak above Lake Tagokura, known for its early-summer Himesayuri lily colonies.
The highest point of the Hayakawa Ridge, a rocky summit with a sweeping view from Kitadake to Fuji.
A commanding isolated peak east of the Echigo Plain, with ridge views of the Iide range and Sumon-dake.
One of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains — the graceful Hoki Fuji — renowned for western Japan's largest Buna forest and groves of Daisen yew.
A quiet viewpoint at the western end of the Ishizuchi range, with views of Ishizuchi and the Seto Inland Sea from its grassy summit.
A gently rounded summit amid pasturelands and meadows, commanding a 360-degree view from Daisen to the Sea of Japan.
A gently grassy summit offering a sweeping view of Enadake, the Central Alps, and the southern Alps.
A limestone karst flower mountain whose slopes turn golden in early spring with Fukujusō blooms.
An easy peak on a ridge of primeval Buna forest that can be combined with neighboring Ryujindake, Wakayama's highest point.
A summit meadow with a 360-degree panorama taking in the northern Alps, Lake Suwa, Yatsugatake, and Fuji all at once.
The highest point of the Hakone caldera with views of Fuji over Lake Ashinoko, its trails reopened after a decade-long closure.
A UNESCO World Heritage sacred mountain dotted with Enryakuji temple halls, overlooking Lake Biwa and the Kyoto cityscape.
A mountain studded with wetland, unusual rocks, and cascades, celebrated as a Hokuriku foliage destination enjoyable in every season.
The northern anchor of the Hōō Sanzan, dominated by the towering granite Obelisk spire thrusting into the sky.
A Hida viewpoint with a grassy summit taking in the northern Alps, Hakusan, and Ontake, brightened by Sasayuri lilies and autumn color.
The highest peak of the Kirishima chain, an active volcano with a massive 900-meter crater and views of Ebinokogen and Lake Onaminoike.
A sharp peak in the Sobo-Katamuki range with three rock towers and a relentless sequence of chains and ladders on the Bōzu Ridge.
The highest peak on Sado Island, where the great Osado traverse from the Donden Plateau delivers flower meadows and a grand panorama.
A quiet southern Central Alps peak of white sand and Haіmаtsu ridge, serving as the southern base for traverses toward Utsugi-dake.
A sacred pass mountain where the dramatic blue Aogare landslide looms close, with quiet views deep into the southern-Alps backcountry.
A twin-peaked summit on the Shirane South Ridge, offering a peaceful view of the southern southern-Alps skyline from its Haіmаtsu top.
One of the North Shinshu Five Peaks, where the sub-summit Daimyōjin-dake opens a panorama of Lake Nojiri, Myōkōsan, and the northern Shinshu hills.
A Taikō mountain famous for stunning winter rime ice, with easy public-transport access during the frost festival season.
The centerpiece of the national quasi-park, with well-maintained trails, the Jafuchi waterfall, and a 360-degree summit panorama.
A steep climb up timber ladders and stairs ends in a view from the Marishiten lookout through ancient Hinoki forest.
An active Kубики volcano with raw fumarolic summit terrain, striking for its views of Hiuchigatake and the Sea of Japan.
A mountain of legend where twin snow silhouettes appear on the slopes each spring, sheltering Buna forest and views of Hakusan and the northern Alps.
A Tottori peak rivaling Daisen, with a Buna forest ridge and a summit view spanning Hyōnosen, Tottori Sand Dunes, and the Sea of Japan.
A two-summited peak above Hozumi Shrine, with views of Suruga Bay and the southern Alps from both Yakushidake and Monjudake.
A UNESCO World Heritage sacred mountain at the heart of the Ōmine Shugendo tradition, deep in mountain faith and culture.
Named for its three great rock faces, this peak serves as a viewpoint for the Hakusan range and the northern Alps.
A sacred mountain enshrining the Sasayama Shrine, celebrated for spring Akebono azaleas and views over the Uwa Sea and the Pacific.
A grassy bog-pool summit where Nikkō Day-lilies carpet the ground in summer and the northern Alps appear on the horizon.
A Yakushima peak where the moss-draped ancient cedar forest gives way to the spectacular 40-meter monolith called Tenchūseki.
The eastern anchor of the Kujū range, whose Miyama Kirishima azaleas and autumn foliage ring the volcanic crater lake Oike.
The highest peak of the Ōsumi Peninsula, with a summit shrine and a ridge-top view stretching to Sakurajima, Kinko Bay, and Kaimonodake.
Called the Kansai Matterhorn for its pointed silhouette, a peak admired for winter rime ice and sweeping views of the Taikō and Ōmine ranges.
A sacred Shugendo mountain in Kyushu with the Kinsenjī temple deep in the forest, spring Shakunage, and views across the Ariake Sea.
An active volcano rising behind Beppu Onsen, waiting with a 360-degree view of Beppu Bay, Yufudake, and the Kujū range.
The tidy grassland Kusu Fuji of Oita, prized for a panorama of the Kujū range and Aso, with hot-spring villages close at hand.
A Japan Sea isolated peak with a Yakushi-dō shrine at the top, surveying both Sado Island and the Myōkō range.