Top 10 Highest Mountains in Japan (2026)

Mount Aino is listed at 3,190 m, the same elevation as Okuhotaka. Its summit is on the Yamanashi–Shizuoka border in the Akaishi Mountains. East of the summit is the cirque Hosozawa Kar. Wikipedia says the nearest hut to the south is Notori Hut, and Kitadake mountain cottage sits on the saddle toward Kita.

Mount Yari is listed at 3,180 m in the Hida Mountains. The summit is on the border of Nagano and Gifu prefectures. Wikipedia places the peak in the southern Hida Mountains, on the border of Omachi and Matsumoto in Nagano and Takayama in Gifu, inside Chubu-Sangaku National Park. It records a first ascent by the priest Banryu on 28 July 1828, a first non-Japanese ascent by William Gowland in 1878, and a first winter ascent by Maki Yuko in 1922. The mountain is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.

Mount Warusawa, also called Higashi-dake, is listed at 3,141 m in Shizuoka Prefecture. It is the eastern peak of the Arakawa three mountains. English Wikipedia gives the same height and says the mountain is in Minami Alps National Park. With Mount Arakawa-Naka, listed at 3,083 m, and Mount Arakawa-Mae, listed at 3,068 m, it forms the Arakawa three mountains, with Warusawa the eastern peak. It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.

Mount Akaishi stands on the Nagano–Shizuoka border in the Akaishi Mountains. The 2026 list used here gives 3,121 m; English Wikipedia still prints 3,120 m. English Wikipedia’s article still lists 3,120 m and calls it the 7th-tallest peak in Japan and the 4th-tallest in the Akaishi Mountains. The mountain was included in Minami Alps National Park on 1 June 1964. The first recorded ascent was by Haruki Nashiba and Masaaki Terasawa in 1879; Walter Weston climbed it on 19 August 1892.

Mount Karasawa is listed at 3,110 m between Kitahotaka and the Hotakadake mountain cottage. It is a peak of the Hotaka range in Nagano and Gifu. English Wikipedia’s Hotakadake page says the triangulation point on top is at 3,103 m while the peak reaches 3,110 m, and places the summit on the ridge between Kitahotaka and Shirade Col, where the Hotakadake mountain cottage stands. The same page describes the climbing base at Karasawa as a U-shaped cirque under Okuhotaka, Maehotaka and the Tsuri Ridge, with snow remaining through the year because it faces north.

Mount Kitahotaka is listed at 3,106 m at the north end of the Hotaka range. It lies on the Nagano–Gifu border in Chubu-Sangaku National Park. English Wikipedia gives the same height and calls it the second-highest Hotaka peak, at the northern end of the range. Takidani, on the west face, is described as a well-known rocky area, and Kitahotaka Hut stands near the summit. North of Kitahotaka, the ridge drops and rises at Daikiretto before continuing over Mount Minami and Mount Obami toward Mount Yari. The wider Hotaka group is in Chubu-Sangaku National Park.

Mount Obami is listed at 3,101 m on the ridge south of Mount Yari. The summit is on the border of Matsumoto, Nagano, and Takayama, Gifu. English Wikipedia gives 3,101 m and a prominence of 81 m, and places the summit on the border of Matsumoto and Takayama inside Chubu-Sangaku National Park, south of Mount Yari. According to that article, the name is said to come from hunters who called it “Big Eat” because herds gathered there and ate the grass. The same page says a party including Masao Udono, with Kamonji Kamijo, climbed it in August 1909 while traversing from Okuhotaka to Yari.