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Day Hikes from Tokyo

Head to the Northern Alps for Some of the Best Views in Japan

Ropeway, Gondola, and Cable Car Accessible Mountains

World Heritage Mountains

AREAS

Mountains Accessible from Tokyo (Peaks in the Kanto Region)

Peaks of the Yatsugatake Mountains

Peaks of the Tanzawa Mountains

COURSES

Mt. Takao to Mt. Jinba Traverse

Mt. Fuji, Yoshida Trailhead Route

Mt. Fuji, Fujinomiya Trail Route

Mt. Shibutsu, Starting at Hatomachi Pass (Loop)

Ozegahara From Numayama Pass to Hatomachi Pass

Mt. Tonodake, Beginning at Okura Ridge (Round Trip)

Information

Overview of Japan's Mountains, Topography, and Nature

The arch-shaped archipelago of Japan is to the east of mainland Asia, engulfed by the...

Japan's Nature, Climate, and Seasons

There's great variation in Japan's mountains depending on the elevation and...

The Best Times to Hike

Over the course of the year, mountains around Japan exhibit a wide variety o...

Staying at Mountain Huts

For longer hikes you'll need to spend the night in the mountains. Of co...

Hiking Equipment

Unless you are doing a day hike during a warm season on a low hills, equipment approp...

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Mt. Fuji, Yoshida Trailhead Route

Mt. Fuji, Fujinomiya Trail Route

The Karasawa Cirque, round trip from Kamikochi

Panorama Ginza Traverse From Mt. Tsubakuro to Mt. Chogatake via Mt. Otensho and Mt. Jonen

Ozegahara From Numayama Pass to Hatomachi Pass

Mt. Akadake Round Trip from Minotoguchi Via Jizo Ridge

Mt. Miyanoura Round Trip from the Yodogawa Trailhead

Mt. Tsubakuro Begins at Nakabusa Onsen hot spring. Round trip via Kassen-one Ridge

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