New 100 Famous Flower Mountains
The New 100 Flower Mountains are Sumie Tanaka's 1995 revision of her original selection — 100 peaks chosen afresh for their seasonal wildflowers. Paired with the first volume, the two lists together form the definitive guide to Japan's finest flower-watching hikes across every season of the year.
This page covers the 55 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 Hachimantai, Mt. Aizu-Komagatake, Mt. Akagi and Mt. Aso. 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.
New 100 Famous Flower Mountains
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The highest peak in the Kitakami Mountains, a flower mountain with over 200 alpine species including the endemic Hayachine Edelweiss.
A graceful isolated peak called the Dewa Fuji, home to over 330 alpine plant species including several found nowhere else.
Tohoku's highest peak, representing Oze with wild volcanic terrain and vast wetland vistas, one of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains.
A peak that shifts from forest to meadow to rocky ridge, capped by the chain-fixed Otori-iwa just below the summit.
One of Japan's three sacred mountains, a spiritual peak carpeted with alpine flowers beginning with the Hakusan Ichige that bears its name.
A pyramid-shaped peak holding one of Japan's three great snowfields, where summer visitors still crunch across Harinoki Daisekkei.
One of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains in the Oku-Chichibu, its primeval forest cradling the headwaters of three river systems, vivid with Shakunage in season.
An Ushiro-Tateyama peak famous for its Komaкusa colony, where the approach from Ōzawa opens to a full northern-Alps panorama.
A northern-Alps classic combining Japan's greatest snowfield, sweeping flower meadows, and the optional Hakuba Yari hot spring on a traverse.
A serpentine-rock peak home to the Yūbari Kozakura and other rare endemic plants, with a distinctive flower-lined ridge.
Japan's second-highest peak and the southern Alps champion, stunning for its mix of snowfields, flower gardens, and sheer rock walls.
An elegant isolated peak shaped like a wide-brimmed hat, known above all for the unforgettable sunset Yari-Hotaka view from the mountain hut.