Kanto (Tokyo) hikes (関東地方)

The mountains surrounding Tokyo are a great training ground for hitting the higher peaks of the Japan Alps, so choose one of the hikes below and start getting in shape. By utilizing the Shinkansen, you can even to other parts of Honshu easily for a well-deserved weekend getaway. All it takes is a bit of money and advance planning.

Hard, 8 – 10 hours, 14km [Shizuoka]


hiwada

Easy-Medium, 2-3 hours, 5km [Saitama]


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Medium, 5-6 hours, 4.5km [Kanagawa]


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Medium-Hard, 6-8 hours, 16.5km [Ibaraki]


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Easy-Medium, 4-6 hours, 9.5km [Kanagawa]


tanzawa

Medium, 2 days, 24km [Kanagawa


kumotori

Medium-Hard, 2 days, 31km [Tokyo]


Tsukuba

Easy, 4-5 hours, 8km [Ibaraki]


Odake

Easy, 4-5 hours, 10.5km [Tokyo]


Ryokami

Medium-Hard, 7−9 hours, 9.1km [Saitama]


Amagi

Easy, 4-5 hours, 8km [Shizuoka]


nasu

Easy-Medium, 5-6 hours, 10.1km [Tochigi]


Okushirane

Medium-Hard, 7-9 hours, 15km [Tochigi]


Nantai

Medium-Hard, 4-6 hours, 8km [Tochigi]


hiuchi

Medium, 6-7 hours, 12km [Fukushima]


Shibutsu

Easy-Medium, 5-6 hours, 10.5km [Gunma]


Tanigawa

Medium, 6-7 hours, 9km [Gunma]


Akagi

Easy-Medium, 3-5 hours, 5km [Gunma]


kobushi

Hard, 8-10 hours, 14.4km [Yamanashi]


Kinpu

Medium-Hard, 2 days, 14km [Yamanashi]

Medium, 5-6 hours, 5.5km [Yamanashi]

Daibosatsu

Easy-Medium, 3-5 hours, 7.2km [Yamanashi]

Hard, 7-9 hours, 12km [Yamanashi]

Haruna

4 great hikes around Lake Haruna

Izu islands