#Hyakumeizan
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Trails
100 Famous Mountains Family Friendly
★★☆☆☆ Intermediate
Mt. Akagi — Caldera Lakes and Panoramic Views in Gunma
🚉 Maebashi Station
⏱ About 3.5 hours (loop)
⛰ 1828m
100 Famous Mountains Family Friendly
★★☆☆☆ Intermediate
Mt. Adatara — 'The Real Sky' and Autumn Colors of Fukushima
🚉 Nihonmatsu Station
⏱ About 4 hours (with gondola, round trip)
⛰ 1700m
100 Famous Mountains
★★★☆☆ Advanced
Mt. Amagi — Izu Peninsula's Highest Peak and Rhododendron Ridge
🚉 Ito Station
⏱ About 4.5 hours (loop)
⛰ 1406m
100 Famous Mountains
★★★☆☆ Advanced
Mt. Asama — Smoking Active Volcano of Shinano
🚉 Sakudaira Station (Hokuriku Shinkansen) / Komoro Station (Shinano Railway)
⏱ About 6-7 hours (Mae-kake-yama round trip)
⛰ 2568m
100 Famous Mountains Family Friendly
★★☆☆☆ Intermediate
Mt. Azumaya — Flowers and Panoramic Views from Sugadaira Plateau
🚉 Ueda Station (Hokuriku Shinkansen)
⏱ About 5 hours (round trip)
⛰ 2354m
100 Famous Mountains
★★★☆☆ Advanced
Mt. Bandai — Aizu's Fuji and the Volcanic Landscape of Ura-Bandai
🚉 Inawashiro Station
⏱ About 5 hours (round trip, Inawashiro trailhead)
⛰ 1816m
100 Famous Mountains Family Friendly
★★☆☆☆ Intermediate
Mt. Daisen — The Hoki Fuji of Western Japan
🚉 Yonago Station
⏱ About 5 hours (round trip)
⛰ 1729m
100 Famous Mountains
★★★☆☆ Advanced
Mt. Fuji — Japan's Highest Peak and UNESCO World Heritage Site
🚉 Fujisan Station (Fujikyu Railway) / Gotemba Station (JR Gotemba Line)
⏱ Ascent approx. 5–7 hrs, descent approx. 3–4 hrs
⛰ 3776m
100 Famous Mountains Family Friendly
★★☆☆☆ Intermediate
Mt. Gassan — Alpine Flower Paradise and Sacred Peak of Dewa Sanzan
🚉 Tsuruoka Station
⏱ About 4 hours (with ropeway, round trip)
⛰ 1984m
100 Famous Mountains
★★★☆☆ Advanced
Mt. Hakusan — Japan's Sacred Mountain of Alpine Flowers
🚉 Kanazawa Station
⏱ About 8 hours (day trip) / Overnight stay recommended
⛰ 2702m
100 Famous Mountains
★★★★☆ Advanced+
Mt. Hiuchigatake — Ozegahara's Twin-Peaked Monarch, Highest Summit North of Tohoku
🚉 Aizu-Kogen-Ozeguchi Station
⏱ About 7–8 hours (Miike trailhead out-and-back)
⛰ 2356m
100 Famous Mountains
★★★★☆ Advanced+
Mt. Hotakasan — Gunma's Hidden Peak, Chains, Legends and Solitude
🚉 Numata Station
⏱ About 7–8 hours (Hotaka Shrine out-and-back)
⛰ 2158m
100 Famous Mountains Family Friendly
★★☆☆☆ Intermediate
Mt. Ibuki — Wildflower Meadows and Lake Biwa Views
🚉 Omi-Nagaoka Station
⏱ About 5 hours (round trip)
⛰ 1377m
100 Famous Mountains
★★★☆☆ Advanced
Mt. Ishizuchi — The Highest Peak in Western Japan, Sacred Chain Climbs
🚉 Iyo-Saijo Station
⏱ About 7 hours (round trip)
⛰ 1982m
100 Famous Mountains
★★★★☆ Advanced+
Mt. Iwatesan — The Tohoku's Majestic Fuji-Shaped Volcano
🚉 Morioka Station
⏱ About 7 hours (round trip)
⛰ 2038m
100 Famous Mountains
★★★★☆ Advanced+
Mt. Kaikomagatake — The White Prince of the Southern Alps
🚉 Kofu Station
⏱ About 7–8 hours (Kitazawa-toge loop)
⛰ 2967m
100 Famous Mountains Family Friendly
★★☆☆☆ Intermediate
Mt. Kaimon — The Satsuma Fuji at the Southern Tip of Kyushu
🚉 Kaimon Station
⏱ About 4 hours (round trip)
⛰ 924m
100 Famous Mountains
★★★★☆ Advanced+
Mt. Kinpu — The Iconic Five-Jō Rock of Okuchichibu
🚉 Nirasaki Station
⏱ About 7–8 hours (round trip)
⛰ 2599m
100 Famous Mountains
★★★☆☆ Advanced
Mt. Kobushi — Following the Chikuma River to Its Source at a Three-Province Peak
🚉 Shinano-Kawakami Station (JR Koumi Line)
⏱ About 8-9 hours (round trip)
⛰ 2475m
100 Famous Mountains
★★★☆☆ Advanced
Mt. Kumotori — Tokyo's Highest Peak
🚉 Okutama Station
⏱ About 9–10 hours (round trip)
⛰ 2017m
100 Famous Mountains Family Friendly
★★☆☆☆ Intermediate
Mt. Kusatsu-Shirane — Emerald Crater Lake and Alpine Flowers on an Active Volcano
🚉 Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi Station (JR Agatsuma Line)
⏱ About 3-4 hours (loop)
⛰ 2171m
100 Famous Mountains
★★★☆☆ Advanced
Mt. Mizugaki — Granite Spires and Rocky Adventure in the Okusecchibu Highlands
🚉 Nirasaki Station
⏱ About 4–5 hours (out-and-back)
⛰ 2230m
100 Famous Mountains
★★★☆☆ Advanced
Mt. Nantai — Sacred Summit of Nikko, Overlooking Lake Chuzenji
🚉 Nikko Station
⏱ About 6–7 hours (out-and-back)
⛰ 2486m
100 Famous Mountains
★★★☆☆ Advanced
Mt. Nasu — Active Volcano and Autumn Color Spectacle
🚉 Kuroiso Station
⏱ About 4 hours (loop)
⛰ 1917m
100 Famous Mountains
★★★☆☆ Advanced
Mt. Nikko-Shirane — Kanto's Highest Peak, Mystic Goshiki-numa and Panoramic Views
🚉 Numata Station
⏱ About 5.5 hours (ropeway loop)
⛰ 2578m
100 Famous Mountains
★★★☆☆ Advanced
Mt. Ryokami — Jagged Ridges in the Depths of Oku-Chichibu
🚉 Mitsumineguchi Station
⏱ About 6-7 hours (round trip)
⛰ 1723m
100 Famous Mountains
★★★☆☆ Advanced
Mt. Senjogatake — The Queen of the Southern Alps and Alpine Flower Paradise
🚉 Kofu Station / Ina-shi Station
⏱ About 7–8 hours (loop)
⛰ 3033m
100 Famous Mountains
★★★☆☆ Advanced
Mt. Shibutsu — Oze's Wildflower Mountain, Serpentinite and Rare Alpine Flora
🚉 Numata Station
⏱ About 5–6 hours (Hatomachi-toge loop)
⛰ 2228m
100 Famous Mountains
★★★★☆ Advanced+
Mt. Sukai — A Hidden Peak Deep in Primeval Forest
🚉 Numata Station (JR Joetsu Line)
⏱ About 8-10 hours (round trip)
⛰ 2144m
100 Famous Mountains
★★★☆☆ Advanced
Mt. Tanigawa — Twin Peaks on the Border of Pacific and Sea of Japan
🚉 Minakami Station
⏱ About 4.5 hours (round trip)
⛰ 1977m
100 Famous Mountains
★★★☆☆ Advanced
Mt. Tanzawa — The Main Peak of the Tanzawa Range
🚉 Shibusawa Station
⏱ About 8–9 hours (round trip)
⛰ 1567m
100 Famous Mountains Family Friendly
★★☆☆☆ Intermediate
Mt. Tsukuba — The Lowest of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains
🚉 Tsukuba Station
⏱ About 3–4 hours (round trip)
⛰ 877m
100 Famous Mountains
★★★★☆ Advanced+
Mt. Yatsugatake (Akadake) — Rocky Ridges and 360° Alpine Views
🚉 Chino Station
⏱ About 8–10 hours (loop)
⛰ 2899m
100 Famous Mountains Family Friendly
★★☆☆☆ Intermediate
Mt. Zao — Emerald Crater Lake and Snow Monsters of Tohoku
🚉 Yamagata Station
⏱ About 3 hours (with ropeway, round trip)
⛰ 1841m