Mountains are never very far away in this island nation and provide some fantastic hiking and gorgeous views.

Mount Fuji

Mount Fuji

Mt. Myoko and Lake Imori

Niigata

Mt. Misen

Hiroshima

Mt. Yufu

Oita

Mt. Nantaisan

Nikko

Iroha-zaka Slope

Nikko

Mt. Hakodate

Hakodate

Mt. Esan

Hakodate

Okurayama Viewing Point

Sapporo

Mt. Hachimandake (Prefectural Natural Park)

Saga

Sakurajima

Kagoshima

Minami Alps National Park

Mount Fuji

Yatsugatake Chushin-Kogen Quasi-National Park

Mount Fuji

Mt. Ishizuchi

Matsuyama

Mt. Aso Nakadake Crater

Kumamoto

Gokayama

Toyama

Mt. Moiwa

Sapporo

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