Shurei Fugaku Twelve Views
The Shūrei Fugaku Jūni-kei (Twelve Views of Mt. Fuji) is a collection of summits designated by Ōtsuki City in Yamanashi Prefecture for their outstanding views of Mt. Fuji. The list comprises twelve scenic viewpoints spread across nineteen summits in the Ōtsuki area, each offering a prized perspective of the iconic peak.
This page currently covers 19 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. Gangaharasuriyama, Mt. Hamaibamaru, Mt. Honjagamaru and Mt. Iwadono. 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.
Shurei Fugaku Twelve Views
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The highest summit in the Shūrei Fugaku Twelve Views, the very spot that inspired the old 500-yen Fuji photograph.
A rocky fortress with a Sengoku-era hilltop castle site, offering one of the Shūrei Fugaku Twelve Views over the Katsura River valley and Fuji.
A ten-minute stroll from Yunosawa Pass leads to an alpine flower garden and a sweeping view of Fuji, the southern Alps, and Yatsugatake.
A Shūrei Fugaku Twelve Views peak sheltering a thousand-year-old Yatate cedar on its approach, with a summit view of Fuji and the southern Alps.
The highest peak in the Shūrei Fugaku Twelve Views, a keystone of the Daibosatsu range with a 360-degree view of Fuji, the southern Alps, and Yatsugatake.
A peak in the Shūrei Fugaku Twelve Views with views of Fuji, tied to the legend of Momotarō.
The main peak of Shūrei Fugaku Twelve Views site 9, celebrated for its particularly fine view of Fuji from above Ōtsuki.
One of the Shūrei Fugaku Twelve Views with an especially close Fuji vista, popular also for a traverse to neighboring Ōgurasazan.
One of the Shūrei Fugaku Twelve Views with a superb Fuji vista, popular also for the traverse to neighboring Momokurayama.
A sub-1,000-meter peak that punches far above its height with a full 360-degree panorama of Fuji and the southern Alps.
The fourth-ranked Shūrei Fugaku Twelve Views summit, a fine viewpoint for Fuji and the southern Alps with Mitsutōge as its foreground.
A summit listed twelfth among the Shūrei Fugaku Twelve Views, framing Fuji, the southern Alps, and Yatsugatake in a 360-degree sweep.
A grassland summit listed third among the Shūrei Fugaku Twelve Views, sweeping in Fuji, the southern Alps, and Yatsugatake in one glance.
Shūrei Fugaku Twelve Views site 5, popular for the traverse to Tsurune-yama and the descent to Kosuge-no-yu hot spring.
A low Shūrei Fugaku Twelve Views peak blanketed with about 3,000 cherry trees in spring, a rare combination of flower viewing and Fuji panorama.
A 360-degree viewpoint listed twelfth in the Shūrei Fugaku Twelve Views, framing Fuji, the southern Alps, and Yatsugatake.
A Shūrei Fugaku peak offering a Fuji view from the twin-summit traverse with Kuradake-yama, also tied to the Momotarō legend.
A hidden gem above Ōtsuki selected as number one in the Shūrei Fugaku Twelve Views, with a unique rocky summit perfectly framing Fuji.
The highest peak in the Shūrei Fugaku Twelve Views along the Daibosatsu South Ridge, combining Fuji, the southern Alps, and Yatsugatake in one panorama.