An English guide to Japan's most celebrated peaks — the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains chosen by Kyūya Fukada in 1964. Every mountain has its own page: elevation, location, a photograph, and the full text of its encyclopedia article.
100 famous peaks · 8 regions · highest: Mount Fuji, 3,776 m
| # | Mountain | Elevation | Prefecture |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Fuji 富士山 | 3,776 m | Yamanashi, Shizuoka |
| 2 | Mount Kita 北岳 | 3,193 m | Yamanashi |
| 3 | Mount Hotakadake 穂高岳 | 3,190 m | Nagano, Gifu |
| 4 | Mount Aino 間ノ岳 | 3,190 m | Yamanashi, Shizuoka |
| 5 | Mount Yari 槍ヶ岳 | 3,180 m | Nagano, Gifu |
| 6 | Arakawa Mountains 悪沢岳 | 3,141 m | Nagano, Shizuoka |
| 7 | Mount Akaishi 赤石岳 | 3,120 m | Nagano, Shizuoka |
| 8 | Mount Ontake 御嶽山 | 3,067 m | Nagano, Gifu |
| 9 | Mount Shiomi 塩見岳 | 3,052 m | Nagano, Shizuoka |
| 10 | Mount Senjō 仙丈岳 | 3,033 m | Yamanashi, Nagano |
In 1964 the mountaineer and writer Kyūya Fukada published his choice of Japan's 100 finest mountains. Sixty years on, the Hyaku-meizan list still decides where Japan climbs. How the list was made — and why its lowest peak is only 877 metres.
Japan's famous mountains are snowbound for much of the year. A plain-English orientation to the summer climbing season — Fuji's official opening, the alpine hut season, and why the same peak can be a walk in August and a serious expedition in May.
