List of Japanese prefectures by highest mountain explained

The table shows the highest mountains by prefectures of Japan. Where the highest point of a prefecture is not a peak, it will be separately described.

List

Highest mountains

Prefecture	Mountain	Elevation (m)	Cordillera	Note	Image
Hokkaido	Daisetsuzan (Asahi-dake)	2,291	Ishikari Mountains	100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Aomori	Mount Iwaki	1,625	Standalone	100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Iwate	Mount Iwate	2,038	Ōu Mountains	100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Miyagi	Mount Byōbu	1,825	Mount Zaō	100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Akita^[1]	Mount Akita-Komagatake (Onagadake)	1,637	Ōu Mountains	200 Famous Japanese Mountains
Yamagata	Mount Chōkai (Shinzan)	2,236	Hinotodake Mountains	100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Fukushima	Mount Hiuchigatake (Shibayasugura)	2,356	Standalone	100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Ibaraki	Mount Yamizo	1,022	Yamizo Mountains	300 Famous Japanese Mountains	link
Tochigi	Mount Nikkō-Shirane	2,578	Nikkō Mountains	100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Gunma	Mount Nikkō-Shirane	2,578	Nikkō Mountains	100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Saitama	Mount Sanpō	2,483	Okuchichibu Mountains
Chiba	Mount Atago	408	Bōsō Hill Range	JASDF Mineokayama Sub Base^[2]
Tokyo	Mount Kumotori	2,017	Okutama	100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Kanagawa	Mount Hiru	1,673	Tanzawa Mountains	100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Niigata	Mount Korenge	2,766^[3]	Northern Alps
Toyama	Mount Tate (Mount Ōnanji)	3,015	Northern Alps	100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Ishikawa	Mount Haku (Gozengamine)	2,702	Ryōhaku Mountains	100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Fukui	Mount Sannomine	2,095	Ryōhaku Mountains	Southern peak of Mount Sannomine
Yamanashi	Mount Fuji (Kengamine)	3,776	Standalone	100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Nagano	Mount Hotakadake	3,190	Northern Alps	100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Gifu	Mount Hotakadake	3,190	Northern Alps	100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Shizuoka	Mount Fuji (Kengamine)	3,776	Standalone	100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Aichi	Mount Chausu	1,415	Minomikawa Highland
Mie	Mount Ōdaigahara (Hinodegatake)	1,695	Kii Mountains	100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Shiga	Mount Ibuki	1,377	Ibuki Mountains	100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Kyoto	Mount Minago	972	Tamba Mountains
Osaka^[4]	Mount Yamato Katsuragi	959	Kongō Range	300 Famous Japanese Mountains
Hyogo	Mount Hyōno	1,510	Chūgoku Mountains	200 Famous Japanese Mountains
Nara Prefecture	Mount Hakkyō (Mount Hakken)	1,915	Kii Mountains	100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Wakayama^[5]	Mount Ryūjin	1,382	Kii Mountains
Tottori	Mount Daisen (Kengamine)	1,729	Daisen Mountains	100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Shimane	Mount Osorakan	1,346	Kanmuri Mountains
Okayama	Mount Ushiro	1,345	Chūgoku Mountains		link
Hiroshima	Mount Osorakan	1,346	Kanmuri Mountains
Yamaguchi	Mount Jakuchi	1,337	Kanmuri Mountains
Tokushima	Mount Tsurugi	1,955	Shikoku Mountains	100 Famous Japanese Mountains	link
Kagawa	Mount Ryūō	1,060	Sanuki Mountains
Ehime	Mount Ishizuchi (Tengadake)	1,982	Shikoku Mountains	100 Famous Japanese Mountains	link
Kochi	Mount Miune	1,893	Shikoku Mountains	200 Famous Japanese Mountains
Fukuoka^[6]	Mount Shaka	1,230	Tsue Cordillera (Shakagatake)
Saga	Mount Kyō	1,076	Tara Mountains	300 Famous Japanese Mountains
Nagasaki	Mount Unzen (Heisei Shizan)	1,486	Unzen Mountains	200 Famous Japanese Mountains
Kumamoto	Mount Kunimi	1,739	Kyushu Mountains	300 Famous Japanese Mountains
Ōita	Mount Kujū (Nakadake)	1,791	Kyushu Mountains	100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Miyazaki	Mount Sobo	1,756	Kyushu Mountains	100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Kagoshima	Mount Miyanoura	1,936	Yakushima	100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Okinawa	Mount Omoto	526	Ishigaki Island

References

• 田代博、藤本一美、清水長正、高田将志 『山の地図と地形』 山と渓谷社、1996年
• 日本の主な山岳標高 都道府県別最高地点の一覧（国土地理院）
• 『山の便利手帳2001』山と渓谷2001年1月号第786号付録、山と渓谷社、2001年、P350

See also

• List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
• List of tallest buildings by Japanese prefecture

Notes and References

1. The highest point of Akita Prefecture is mountainside of Mount Chōkai at elevation 1,775m.
2. Mount Atago is within the range of a sub base of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, therefore it is the only highest peaks by prefecture that requires permission for entry.
3. The summit of Mount Korenge collpased in June 2007 and the triangular point was lost. When a new triangular point was set up by the Geospatial Information Authority, the new elevation was measured to be 2,766m, or 3 metres lower than before.
4. The highest point of Osaka Prefecture is mountainside of Mount Kongō at elevation 1,056m.
5. In the past, Mount Gomadan was considered the highest peak, but a mountain about 700 metres east of that was found to be about 10 meters higher in November 2000. That mountain was named Mount Ryūjin by popular vote of the residents of Tanabe City.
6. The elevation used here is that of Hon-Shaka on the border of Fukuoka and Ota Prefectures. The summit of the same mountain is Fugendake (1,231m) on the Ōita side.