Mountain Weather & Live Cams by Area in Japan

Mountain weather and live cams for Japan's best-known hiking areas, from Kamikochi and Murodo to the Northern Alps, Yatsugatake and Yakushima. Each area's page has its own forecast and the mountains around it.

• Aso Aso is a volcano in Kumamoto. Inside its vast caldera rise the Five Peaks of Aso, including Mount Taka, the highest, and Mount Naka.
• Daisetsuzan Daisetsuzan is a volcanic range in central Hokkaido, home to Mount Asahi, the highest peak in Hokkaido.
• Hakuba Hakuba is the part of the Northern Alps around Hakuba village in Nagano, with the three Hakuba peaks: Mount Shirouma, Mount Shakushi and Mount Hakuba-Yari.
• Northern Alps The Northern Alps (Hida Mountains) span Toyama, Gifu, Nagano and Niigata. Their highest peak is Mount Okuhotaka.
• Okutama Okutama is the mountain area of western Tokyo, home to Mount Kumotori, the highest peak in Tokyo.
• Southern Alps The Southern Alps (Akaishi Mountains) span Nagano, Yamanashi and Shizuoka. Their highest peak, Mount Kita, is the second-highest mountain in Japan.
• Tanzawa Tanzawa is a mountain range in northwestern Kanagawa. Its highest peak is Mount Hiru.
• Yakushima Yakushima is an island in Kagoshima, home to Mount Miyanoura, the highest peak in Kyushu.
• Yatsugatake Yatsugatake is a volcanic range on the border of Nagano and Yamanashi. Its highest peak is Mount Aka.
• Zao Zao is a volcano on the border of Yamagata and Miyagi. Its highest peak is Mount Kumano, and its crater lake is called Okama.
• Kamikochi Kamikochi is a mountain valley on the Azusa River in Matsumoto, Nagano, within Chubu-Sangaku National Park, and the gateway to the Hotaka peaks and Mount Yake.
• Karasawa Karasawa is a glacial cirque ringed by the Hotaka peaks, with two huts and a large tent site, and the base for climbing Mount Okuhotaka and Mount Kitahotaka.
• Murodo Murodo is a high plateau in Tateyama, Toyama, at the highest point of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, and the starting point for climbing Tateyama and Mount Tsurugi.
• Norikura Tatamidaira Tatamidaira is the bus terminal just below the summit of Mount Norikura and the trailhead for its highest peak, Kengamine. Private cars are not allowed; visitors arrive by bus or taxi.
• Ozegahara Ozegahara is a high moor in Oze National Park on the border of Gunma and Fukushima, lying between Mount Shibutsu and Mount Hiuchigatake.
• Senjojiki Cirque Senjojiki is a glacial cirque below Mount Hoken in the Central Alps, reached by the Komagatake Ropeway, and the starting point for climbing Mount Kiso-Komagatake.