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#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