Japan detailed statistics and information
Statistical information about Japan including geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, and military statistics.
Country map
High quality shaded relief map showing natural features.
Arakawa-dake (3141 m)
The three summits of Arakawa are located in the southern part of the Minami Alps, the highest mountain range in Japan. A minimum of three days is required to climb these peaks.
CLIMBING FOOLS
Japanese wisdom has it that you're a fool if you've never climbed Mt. Fuji; also that you're twice the fool if you climb it more than once.
Ena-san (2190 m)
Ena-san is the pyramid-shaped peak towering over Nakatsugawa in Gifu-ken. One of the longest highway tunnels in Japan (8.4 km) cuts through Ena-san. Coming from Nagoya it is one of the most accessible hikes of the region - it only takes an hour and a half by car to get there
Fuji-san (3776 m)
Kitadake / Ainodake / Shiomidake, Japan: Trailhead Approach, Route Description, Climb Report 
This page features the major peaks in the northern part of Japan's Southern Alps, which includes Kitadake (10,472 ft) [literal translation: North Peak], the second highest peak in Japan. The Southern Alps forms a north-south chain in central Japan, extending for 75 miles, and contains about 10 peaks over 10,000 ft (some named peaks are merely humps along the crest, and not worth counting as separate peaks).
Kosumo-yama (2613 m)
Minami Komaga-dake (2841 m)
Minami Komaga-dake lies very close to Kosumo-yama (2613 m) , in fact it is possible to combine the two summits on a very rewarding day hike.
Mount Fuji 3776m
'He who climbs Mount Fuji once is a wise man, he who climbs it twice is a fool'. This is the local proverb and presumably it applies equally to women, although only recently because at one time females were expressly forbidden to climb to the summit because the goddess of the mountain would have been jealous of other women.
MOUNTAINS IN JAPAN
The Chubu Hiking Page, descriptions of mountains to climb in Japan.
Mt. Daisetsu, Japan: Trailhead Approach, Route Description, Climb Report
Mt. Daisetsu (7513 ft) [Big Snow Mountain] is the highest peak in Hokkaido, the northernmost of the four main Japanese islands. The area is part of Daisetsuzan National Park. Mt. Daisetsu is not a single peak but a cluster of volcanic peaks, the highest being Asahidake [Morning Sun Peak] at 7513 ft. Most of the visitors hike in the main corridor between Asahidake Hot Springs to the west and Sounkyo [Layered Cloud Canyon] Hot Springs to the east. There are trams at each end to facilitate the ascent to the high country. The tourist development is concentrated at the two ends, and the intervening country provides good unspoiled scenery.
Mt. Fuji, Japan
Mt. Fuji (12,388 ft) is the highest peak in Japan, and undoubtedly the most famous and most frequently climbed peak in Japan as well. Mt. Fuji is a stratovolcano, the volcanic rock being mostly andensite. It is comparable in size and height to Mt. Adams in Washington, but has no permanent snowfields or glaciers due to warmer climate.
Ontake-san (3067 m)
Randy'd Japan Page
Travel in Japan
Shichimen-san (1982 m)
Shichimen-san itself is not a very spectacular mountain, it is not very high, there are no impressive rock formations, even the view from the summit is rather restricted because it is forested. What makes this mountain special is its unique location 30 km due west of Mt. Fuji and the Keishin-in Temple on a plateau 250 m below the summit. Even though the view from the summit is restricted, the view of Mt. Fuji from the temple is absolutely breathtaking. Twice a year, exactly at the vernal and autumnal equinox, the sun rises right behind the cone of Mt. Fuji.
Shiomi-dake (3052 m)
It is possible to climb Shiomi in two days, but this usually means a very tough first day. Three days give you more time to enjoy the scenery and to acclimatize.
Yatsugatake, Japan: Trailhead Approach, Route Description, Climb Report
Yatsugatake [literal translation: Eight Peaks] is a cluster of volcanic peaks near the northern end of the Southern Alps, about 100 miles west of Tokyo. The highest peak among the Yatsugatake group is Akadake (9511 ft) [literal translation: Red Peak]. As the name implies, it consists of reddish volcanic rock, and looks especially red at sunrise or sunset.
Yuuko Yamaguchi's Climbing Page
Information about Climbing in Japan
Adventure travel in Japan
Database with descriptions and pictures of adventure travel destinations in this beautiful and interesting country.
