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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A broad plateau of vast alpine wetlands and bog pools, also celebrated for the dragon-eye snowmelt mirror of Kagami-numa.
A Tohoku classic with Japan's finest wetland-and-foliage scenery at Kenashinotai, and a soak in Sukayu Onsen waiting at the descent.
The highest peak in the Kitakami Mountains, a flower mountain with over 200 alpine species including the endemic Hayachine Edelweiss.
A peak in the Shūrei Fugaku Twelve Views with views of Fuji, tied to the legend of Momotarō.
A Tohoku mountain incomparable in autumn, when its slopes transform into three layers of color in late September, earning the title of the divine carpet.
A revered sport-climbing destination of granite cliffs, with an unobstructed Fuji view from the Kaiun summit.
A mountain long cherished for its Musashi Mitake Shrine pilgrimage trail, with the Rock Garden gorge and vibrant seasonal scenery.
A gentle woodland peak above the Sanatsugi Shrine, with seasonal nature all the way up and a view of the Nagoya cityscape from the top.
A double-crater volcano ringed by peaks including Haruna Fuji and Kadombogadake, steeped in mountain worship history.
One of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains in the Joshu highlands, cloaked in primeval Buna and Dake-Kaнba forest with outstanding autumn color.
A flower mountain home to over 1,300 plant species and steeped in Yamato Takeru legend, with panoramic Lake Biwa views.
The highest peak in western Japan, a spiritual mountain famous for fixed-chain cliff faces and, in clear weather, views across the Seto Inland Sea.
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 100 Famous Mountains in Chichibu with a jagged rocky ridge and Shugendo history, lit by Akayashio in spring and foliage in autumn.
An active volcano with one of the world's largest calderas, offering dramatic views of the Nakadake crater and Kusasenri grassland.
A mountain studded with wetland, unusual rocks, and cascades, celebrated as a Hokuriku foliage destination enjoyable in every season.
The Satsuma Fuji rising sharply from the sea, whose spiral trail delivers views stretching to Sakurajima and Yakushima.
The highest peak on Sado Island, where the great Osado traverse from the Donden Plateau delivers flower meadows and a grand panorama.