Tom Fay is a British writer and teacher based in Osaka, and has been living in Japan for well over a decade. He writes about travel and the outdoors for a variety of publications and media outlets, and has hiked and climbed extensively throughout Japan.Wes Lang has been exploring Japan's mountains since relocating to the country in 2001. In 2008 he became the first American (and one of only a handful of foreigners) to climb the Hyakumeizan, Japan's 100 Famous Mountains.

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• Mountain safety Route summary table – walks Route summary table – treks Introduction Preparations and practicalities When to go Getting to Japan Getting around Japan Rail passes Accommodation Mountain huts and camping Food and drink Hot springs Money Communications Language Tourist information offices What to take Luggage forwarding Maps and GPS Waymarking The typical hiking day Mountain etiquette Health and safety Emergencies Using this guide All about the Japan Alps and Mt Fuji Location and climate Geology and landscape Plants and wildlife History of hiking in Japan The North (Kita) Alps Hakuba Area Trek 1 Mt Shirouma-dake and Hakuba-Yari Onsen Trek 2 Mt Shirouma-dake via Hakuba Ōike Trek 3 Mt Goryῡ-dake and Mt Kashimayari-ga-take Tateyama Area Walk 1 Mt Tateyama Walk 2 Mt Oku-dainichi-dake Trek 4 Mt Tsurugi-dake Trek 5 North Alps traverse Hotaka Area Walk 3 Mt Yake-dake Walk 4 Mt Nishiho-Doppyō Trek 6 Mt Oku-Hotaka-dake and Karasawa Cirque Trek 7 Mt Yari-ga-take Trek 8 Mt Chō-ga-take and Mt Jōnen-dak Trek 9 Mt Kasa-ga-take Norikura Area Walk 5 Mt Norikura-dake The Central (Chūō) Alps Walk 6 Mt Kiso-koma-ga-take Trek 10 Central Alps traverse The South (Minami) Alps North Area Walk 7 Mt Kai-koma-ga-take Walk 8 Mt Senjō-ga-take Trek 11 Mt Kita-dake Trek 12 Mt Hō-ō South Area Trek 13 Mt Arakawa-Higashidake (Mt Warusawa-dake) and Mt Akaishi-dake Trek 14 South Alps traverse Mt Fuji Walk 9 Mt Fuji – Yoshida route Walk 10 Mt Fuji – Subashiri route Walk 11 Mt Fuji – Gotemba route Walk 12 Mt Fuji – Fujinomiya route Walk 13 Mt Kuro-dake Appendix A Accommodation table Appendix B Glossary Appendix C Useful contacts and further resources Appendix D Further reading

Tom Fay is a British writer and teacher based in Osaka, and has been living in Japan for well over a decade. He writes about travel and the outdoors for a variety of publications and media outlets, and has hiked and climbed extensively throughout Japan.Wes Lang has been exploring Japan's mountains since relocating to the country in 2001. In 2008 he became the first American (and one of only a handful of foreigners) to climb the Hyakumeizan, Japan's 100 Famous Mountains.

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• Mountain safety Route summary table – walks Route summary table – treks Introduction Preparations and practicalities When to go Getting to Japan Getting around Japan Rail passes Accommodation Mountain huts and camping Food and drink Hot springs Money Communications Language Tourist information offices What to take Luggage forwarding Maps and GPS Waymarking The typical hiking day Mountain etiquette Health and safety Emergencies Using this guide All about the Japan Alps and Mt Fuji Location and climate Geology and landscape Plants and wildlife History of hiking in Japan The North (Kita) Alps Hakuba Area Trek 1 Mt Shirouma-dake and Hakuba-Yari Onsen Trek 2 Mt Shirouma-dake via Hakuba Ōike Trek 3 Mt Goryῡ-dake and Mt Kashimayari-ga-take Tateyama Area Walk 1 Mt Tateyama Walk 2 Mt Oku-dainichi-dake Trek 4 Mt Tsurugi-dake Trek 5 North Alps traverse Hotaka Area Walk 3 Mt Yake-dake Walk 4 Mt Nishiho-Doppyō Trek 6 Mt Oku-Hotaka-dake and Karasawa Cirque Trek 7 Mt Yari-ga-take Trek 8 Mt Chō-ga-take and Mt Jōnen-dak Trek 9 Mt Kasa-ga-take Norikura Area Walk 5 Mt Norikura-dake The Central (Chūō) Alps Walk 6 Mt Kiso-koma-ga-take Trek 10 Central Alps traverse The South (Minami) Alps North Area Walk 7 Mt Kai-koma-ga-take Walk 8 Mt Senjō-ga-take Trek 11 Mt Kita-dake Trek 12 Mt Hō-ō South Area Trek 13 Mt Arakawa-Higashidake (Mt Warusawa-dake) and Mt Akaishi-dake Trek 14 South Alps traverse Mt Fuji Walk 9 Mt Fuji – Yoshida route Walk 10 Mt Fuji – Subashiri route Walk 11 Mt Fuji – Gotemba route Walk 12 Mt Fuji – Fujinomiya route Walk 13 Mt Kuro-dake Appendix A Accommodation table Appendix B Glossary Appendix C Useful contacts and further resources Appendix D Further reading

Tom Fay is a British writer and teacher based in Osaka, and has been living in Japan for well over a decade. He writes about travel and the outdoors for a variety of publications and media outlets, and has hiked and climbed extensively throughout Japan.Wes Lang has been exploring Japan's mountains since relocating to the country in 2001. In 2008 he became the first American (and one of only a handful of foreigners) to climb the Hyakumeizan, Japan's 100 Famous Mountains.

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• Mountain safety Route summary table – walks Route summary table – treks Introduction Preparations and practicalities When to go Getting to Japan Getting around Japan Rail passes Accommodation Mountain huts and camping Food and drink Hot springs Money Communications Language Tourist information offices What to take Luggage forwarding Maps and GPS Waymarking The typical hiking day Mountain etiquette Health and safety Emergencies Using this guide All about the Japan Alps and Mt Fuji Location and climate Geology and landscape Plants and wildlife History of hiking in Japan The North (Kita) Alps Hakuba Area Trek 1 Mt Shirouma-dake and Hakuba-Yari Onsen Trek 2 Mt Shirouma-dake via Hakuba Ōike Trek 3 Mt Goryῡ-dake and Mt Kashimayari-ga-take Tateyama Area Walk 1 Mt Tateyama Walk 2 Mt Oku-dainichi-dake Trek 4 Mt Tsurugi-dake Trek 5 North Alps traverse Hotaka Area Walk 3 Mt Yake-dake Walk 4 Mt Nishiho-Doppyō Trek 6 Mt Oku-Hotaka-dake and Karasawa Cirque Trek 7 Mt Yari-ga-take Trek 8 Mt Chō-ga-take and Mt Jōnen-dak Trek 9 Mt Kasa-ga-take Norikura Area Walk 5 Mt Norikura-dake The Central (Chūō) Alps Walk 6 Mt Kiso-koma-ga-take Trek 10 Central Alps traverse The South (Minami) Alps North Area Walk 7 Mt Kai-koma-ga-take Walk 8 Mt Senjō-ga-take Trek 11 Mt Kita-dake Trek 12 Mt Hō-ō South Area Trek 13 Mt Arakawa-Higashidake (Mt Warusawa-dake) and Mt Akaishi-dake Trek 14 South Alps traverse Mt Fuji Walk 9 Mt Fuji – Yoshida route Walk 10 Mt Fuji – Subashiri route Walk 11 Mt Fuji – Gotemba route Walk 12 Mt Fuji – Fujinomiya route Walk 13 Mt Kuro-dake Appendix A Accommodation table Appendix B Glossary Appendix C Useful contacts and further resources Appendix D Further reading