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The snow-capped Northern Alps and the Hakuba countryside

Scenery — 8 places

MountainMountains

Beyond the ridgeline, the sky draws near.

8 destinations

Beyond the ridgeline, the sky draws near.

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Mount Fuji reflected in a lake, seen from an autumn lakeshore

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FUJI

Mount Fuji

Yamanashi / Shizuoka

The mountain that draws this country's outline in a single ridge.

Taisho Pond reflecting autumn forest and the Hotaka range

02

KAMIKOCHI

KamikochiNagano · Koshinetsu

A mountain scenic area at an elevation of about 1,500 m, set deep in the Northern Alps in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture. Along the Azusa River, beneath the Hotaka mountain range, lie Taisho Pond, Kappa Bridge and Myojin Pond.

Mountains / Gorges / Forests

The Northern Alps glowing at sunset, reflected in the paddies

03

HAKUBA

HakubaNagano · Koshinetsu

Hakuba Village, Nagano Prefecture. A mountain resort of farmland and villages set against the three Hakuba peaks, including Mount Shirouma at 2,932 m. A base for skiing in winter, and for climbing and the highlands in summer.

Mountains / Snowscapes / Highlands

Mikurigaike with lingering snowfields and the Tateyama peaks

04

TATEYAMA

Tateyama & MurodoToyama · Hokuriku

Tateyama Town, Toyama Prefecture. At Murodo-daira, the heart of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route at 2,450 m, the crater lake Mikurigaike holds blue water. Snow walls of Yuki-no-Otani in spring, alpine flowers in summer, autumn leaves in autumn.

Mountains / Lakes / Snowscapes

Misty mountains and Lake Ashi

05

HAKONE

HakoneKanagawa · Kanto

Hakone Town, Kanagawa Prefecture. The closest mountain resort to the Tokyo area, gathering Lake Ashi and Owakudani, both shaped by volcanoes, and numerous hot springs. Part of Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.

Lakes / Hot spring towns / Mountains

The Shiretoko range reflected in the first of the Shiretoko Five Lakes

06

SHIRETOKO

Shiretoko

Hokkaido

A peninsula where sea, forest and mountains remain unbroken.

Mount Fuji across Lake Yamanaka from an autumn shore

07

FUJI GOKO

Fuji Five LakesYamanashi · Koshinetsu

Yamanashi Prefecture. The collective name for Lake Yamanaka, Lake Kawaguchi, Lake Sai, Lake Shoji and Lake Motosu, lined up along the northern foot of Mount Fuji. Each lake offers a view of Mount Fuji from a different angle, and they are included among the component parts of the World Cultural Heritage site "Fujisan".

Lakes / Mountains / National parks

Yakushima's mountains covered in deep forest, with a river flowing into the sea

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YAKUSHIMA

YakushimaKagoshima · Kyushu

Yakushima Town, Kagoshima Prefecture. Home to Mount Miyanoura (1,936 m), the highest peak in Kyushu, with forests of Yakusugi cedars over a thousand years old and moss-covered ravines. In 1993 it became one of the first areas in Japan inscribed as a World Natural Heritage site.

Islands / Forests / Mountains