Yamagata(山形) Mount Maya
Mount Maya (Mayasan, 1,020 m) is a mountain in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata, and is one of Japan's 300 Famous Mountains.A fin...
Yamagata(山形)
Yamagata(山形) has 6 mountains you can reach using only public transport — trains and buses. 4 of them are among Japan's 100 Famous Mountains. Popular choices include Mt. Chōkai, Mt. Gassan, Mt. Oasahidake and Mt. Zaō. Each guide shows the route from the nearest station to the trailhead, with up-to-date bus timetables.
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Bordering prefectures include Niigata, Fukushima(福島), Akita(秋田) and Miyagi(宮城).
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Yamagata(山形) Mt. Ito
Mt. Ito (1,772 m) at the northern end of the Asahi range (Yamagata/Niigata). Sweeping summit views of the main ridge and the Sea of Japan, plus the mysterious Otori Pond. An advanced ~14-hour, 2-day round trip on the Otori-ike route from Awataki Dam. The climbing bus does not run some years — rental car or taxi assumed (1.5 h by car from Tsuruoka).
Yamagata(山形) Mt. Oasahidake
Mt. Oasahidake (大朝日岳, 1,871 m), straddling Nishikawa, Oe and Oguni Towns in Yamagata Prefecture, is the principal peak o...
Yamagata(山形) Mt. Zaō
Mt. Zaō (Mt. Kumano 1,841 m, Yamagata/Miyagi) is an active volcano famous for the Okama crater lake and winter Juhyō snow monsters, one of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains. Yamakō Bus Z90 from Yamagata Station to Zaō Onsen (45 min, hourly), then Zaō Ropeway to Jizō Sancho Station. Mt. Kumano round-trip approx. 3 hours. Summer Z91 direct service to Karita Sanchō just below Okama.
Yamagata(山形) Mt. Gassan
Mt. Gassan (1,984 m, Yamagata) is the principal peak of Dewa Sanzan and one of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains. Access guide with verified 2026 timetables for Shonai Kotsu bus from Tsuruoka Station to Gassan Hachigome, and Yamako Bus + Nishikawa Town Bus connection from Yamagata Station to Ubasawa.
Yamagata(山形) Mt. Chōkai
Mt. Chōkai (2,236 m, Yamagata/Akita border) is one of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains, often called 'Dewa Fuji'. Access guide with timetables for the Chōkai Blue Liner from Kisakata Station and the shared taxi from Sakata Station.