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Region guide

Northern Alps Japan

High mountain terrain around Tateyama, Murodo, and Japan's Northern Alps access corridor.

All Japan regions Mountain area view

Map of Northern Alps Japan

Mountains, route lines, and ski areas are shown together so the area layout is clear before you open individual pages.

Mountains Routes Alpine skiing Cross-country skiing

Flight gateways

Commercial airports used for arrival planning, transfers, and fallback logistics.

AGJ Aguni Airport Aguni, Japan
AXT Akita Airport Akita, Japan
AXJ Amakusa Airport Amakusa, Japan
ASJ Amami Airport Amami, Japan
AOJ Aomori Airport Aomori, Japan
AKJ Asahikawa Airport Higashikagura, Japan
NGO Chubu Centrair International Airport Tokoname, Japan
FUJ Fukue Airport Goto, Japan

Adventures

These trips use this region as the main mountain and route base.

Routes

Use these route-linked adventures to plan the trails and traverses that sit inside this region.

Challenging

Japan Three Sacred Mountains Route

A multi-peak route concept linking Fuji, Tate, and Haku into one Japanese mountain challenge.

  • Distance39 km
  • Days4 days
  • High point3,776M
Moderate

Mount Tate Summit Route

The main alpine summit route from Murodo onto Mount Tate.

  • Distance9 km
  • DaysOne day
  • High point3,015M

Towns and villages

Supporting planning details for where trips start, finish, or stay overnight in this region.

High mountain base

Murodo

High alpine trailhead and hut area for Tateyama hiking.

Arrival city

Toyama

Main city access point for Tateyama and the Northern Alps corridor.