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Generate Japanese mountain names in romaji with kanji and a short literal gloss: real peaks like Yarigatake (槍ヶ岳, spear peak), invented ones like Fubukidake (吹雪岳, blizzard peak) and Hakuunzan, sacred and folklore summits such as Tengudake and Yamanbadake, local nicknames like Ezo Fuji, and whole ranges like Yakumo Sanmyaku.

About Japanese mountain names

Most Japanese mountain names are a describing element plus an ending that means mountain. The commonest ending is the character 山, read yama in native Japanese names (Tateyama, Kumotoriyama) and san or zan in Sino-Japanese ones (Hakusan, Daisetsuzan). That is why Fujisan is Mount Fuji: the san is 山, not the polite suffix used after a person's name. Sharp alpine summits often take 岳, read dake or take, as in Yarigatake, the spear peak. The characters 峰 (mine) and 嶺 (rei) mark a summit or ridge, as in Kirigamine.

The 500 names here are in plain romaji without macrons, followed by kanji and a short literal gloss where the characters read clearly. Roughly four in ten are real mountains, ranges or nicknames, including local Fuji titles such as Ezo Fuji and Hokkaido peaks such as Niseko Annupuri, whose names come from Ainu and get no gloss. The rest are invented on real patterns: weather and light (Fubukidake, Asagiriyama), animals and trees (Kitsuneyama, Haimatsudake), folklore (Yamanbadake), Sino-Japanese moon and guardian beast names (Mangetsuzan, Byakkosan), paired peaks (Odake and Medake) and ranges such as Yakumo Sanmyaku.

The glosses translate the characters as written. They are not etymologies, because many old names were given kanji for their sound long after the name existed.

How to choose Japanese mountain names

  • Let the ending hint at the shape. Yama suits rounded or forested mountains, dake suits sharp alpine summits, mine suits a crest or a named high point on a larger massif, and san or zan gives a formal, often sacred, Sino-Japanese tone.
  • Do not stack Mount on a full name. Mount Yarigatake says mountain twice, so write Yarigatake or Mount Yari, the way Mount Tsukikage and the other English-order names in the list are built.
  • Build a believable range around one main peak, then add satellites with Mae (front), Oku (inner), Kita (north) or Ko (little), as the real Hotaka group does with Okuhotakadake and Mae-Hotakadake.
  • Check the reading before you print kanji. The characters 紅葉山 are Momijiyama in the native reading and Koyozan in the Sino-Japanese one, and 大山 is both Daisen and Oyama.
  • Search any name you plan to publish. Short names such as Maruyama, Shiroyama and Kurodake belong to many real hills.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between yama, san, dake and mine?

Yama and san are two readings of the same character, 山, which simply means mountain: yama is the native Japanese reading and san or zan is the Sino-Japanese one. Dake or take (岳) is used mostly for high, steep peaks, which is why so many names in the Japanese Alps end in it. Mine (峰) means a summit or crest, as in Kengamine, a name given to the highest point of several volcanoes.

Are these real Japanese mountains?

Some are. Roughly four in ten are real, from famous peaks such as Yarigatake, Hakusan and Daisen to nicknames such as Tsugaru Fuji and ranges such as Hida Sanmyaku. The rest, for example Shirayukidake, Kitsunebidake and Mangetsuzan, were invented on the same patterns, and a short invented name may still match a small real hill somewhere in Japan.

Why does Mount Fuji end in san?

The san in Fujisan is the character 山 in its Sino-Japanese reading, not the honorific added to people's names. The same character is read yama in Tateyama and sen in Daisen. English writers translate it, which gives Mount Fuji.

How reliable are the kanji and glosses?

The glosses are literal translations of the characters, so Gassan (月山) is given as moon mountain. Real place names often use kanji chosen for sound, so where the meaning is unclear the list gives the kanji alone, as with Asosan (阿蘇山). Long vowels are not marked, so Oyama stands for a long O. For anything that matters, confirm the reading with a dictionary or a Japanese speaker.

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A: 30 names

  • Ainodake (間ノ岳, the peak between)
  • Aizu Fuji (会津富士, nickname of Bandaisan)
  • Aizu-Komagatake (会津駒ヶ岳, colt peak of Aizu)
  • Akadake (赤岳, red peak)
  • Akaganedake (銅岳, copper peak)
  • Akagiyama (赤城山, red castle)
  • Akaishi Sanmyaku (赤石山脈, red stone range)
  • Akaishidake (赤石岳, red stone)
  • Akamine (赤峰, red summit)
  • Akane Renpo (茜連峰, madder red chain)
  • Akatsukiyama (暁山, dawn mountain)
  • Akebonodake (曙岳, daybreak peak)
  • Akibareyama (秋晴山, clear autumn sky)
  • Akibasan (秋葉山, Akiba mountain)
  • Amakazariyama (雨飾山, rain-adorned)

A, continued

  • Amanoiwatoyama (天岩戸山, heavenly rock cave)
  • Amanokaguyama (天香久山, heavenly Kagu)
  • Amidadake (阿弥陀岳, Amida Buddha)
  • Anidake (兄岳, elder brother)
  • Aobadake (青葉岳, green leaf)
  • Aogiri Renpo (青霧連峰, blue mist chain)
  • Aomine (青峰, blue summit)
  • Apoidake (アポイ岳)
  • Arashidake (嵐岳, storm peak)
  • Asagiriyama (朝霧山, morning mist)
  • Asahi Renpo (朝日連峰, morning sun chain)
  • Asahidake (旭岳, rising sun)
  • Asahimine (朝日峰, morning sun)
  • Asamayama (浅間山)
  • Asosan (阿蘇山)

B: 8 names

  • Bandaisan (磐梯山, rock ladder)
  • Bentenyama (弁天山, Benten mountain)
  • Bishamondake (毘沙門岳, Bishamon peak)
  • Bunamori (橅森, beech forest)
  • Bunanokiyama (橅ノ木山, beech tree)
  • Bungo Fuji (豊後富士, nickname of Yufudake)
  • Byakkosan (白虎山, white tiger)
  • Byobudake (屏風岳, folding screen)

C: 4 names

  • Chihirodake (千尋岳, thousand fathoms)
  • Chikurinzan (竹林山, bamboo grove)
  • Chogatake (蝶ヶ岳, butterfly peak)
  • Chokaisan (鳥海山, bird sea)

D: 8 names

  • Daibosatsurei (大菩薩嶺, great bodhisattva)
  • Daihizan (大悲山, great compassion)
  • Daikokuyama (大黒山, Daikoku mountain)
  • Dainichidake (大日岳, Dainichi Buddha)
  • Daisen (大山, great mountain)
  • Daisetsuzan (大雪山, great snow)
  • Dewa Fuji (出羽富士, nickname of Chokaisan)
  • Dewa Sanzan (出羽三山, three mountains of Dewa)

E: 6 names

  • Eboshidake (烏帽子岳, court cap)
  • Eboshiyama (烏帽子山, court cap)
  • Eniwadake (恵庭岳)
  • Enkasan (煙霞山, mist and haze)
  • Ezo Fuji (蝦夷富士, nickname of Yoteizan)
  • Ezomatsudake (蝦夷松岳, Ezo spruce)

F: 10 names

  • Fubukidake (吹雪岳, blizzard peak)
  • Fudodake (不動岳, Fudo the Immovable)
  • Fuefukiyama (笛吹山, flute playing)
  • Fugendake (普賢岳, Fugen peak)
  • Fujinzan (風神山, wind god)
  • Fujisan (富士山)
  • Fukujuzan (福寿山, fortune and long life)
  • Fukuroyama (梟山, owl mountain)
  • Funagatayama (船形山, boat shaped)
  • Futagoyama (二子山, twin mountain)

G: 10 names

  • Gassan (月山, moon mountain)
  • Gekkosan (月光山, moonlight mountain)
  • Genbuzan (玄武山, black tortoise)
  • Gingasan (銀河山, Milky Way)
  • Ginrei (銀嶺, silver ridge)
  • Gongenyama (権現山, gongen avatar)
  • Goryudake (五竜岳, five dragons)
  • Goshiki Renpo (五色連峰, five colors chain)
  • Gyojagaeridake (行者還岳, ascetic's turn-back)
  • Gyokusenzan (玉泉山, jewel spring)

H: 43 names

  • Hachibuseyama (鉢伏山, upturned bowl)
  • Hachijo Fuji (八丈富士, peak on Hachijojima)
  • Hachimanyama (八幡山, Hachiman mountain)
  • Haimatsudake (這松岳, creeping pine)
  • Hakkaisan (八海山, eight seas)
  • Hakubasan (白馬山, white horse)
  • Hakuchosan (白鳥山, swan mountain)
  • Hakugin Sanmyaku (白銀山脈, silver-white range)
  • Hakurei (白嶺, white ridge)
  • Hakurosan (白鷺山, white egret)
  • Hakusan (白山, white mountain)
  • Hakuunzan (白雲山, white cloud)
  • Hanamine (花峰, flower summit)
  • Hanamiyama (花見山, flower viewing)

H, continued

  • Harinokidake (針ノ木岳, needle tree)
  • Harukazeyama (春風山, spring breeze)
  • Hashigodake (梯子岳, ladder peak)
  • Hatsuyukiyama (初雪山, first snow)
  • Hayabusadake (隼岳, falcon peak)
  • Hibarimine (雲雀峰, skylark summit)
  • Hida Sanmyaku (飛騨山脈, Hida range)
  • Higashi-Ariakeyama (東有明山, east dawn moon)
  • Higashidake (東岳, east peak)
  • Hijiridake (聖岳, holy peak)
  • Hinodegatake (日出ヶ岳, sunrise peak)
  • Hinokiyama (檜山, cypress mountain)
  • Hiragatake (平ヶ岳, flat peak)
  • Hiruzen (蒜山)

H, continued

  • Hisuisan (翡翠山, jade mountain)
  • Hiuchigatake (燧ヶ岳, flint peak)
  • Hiuchiyama (火打山, fire striker)
  • Hoki Fuji (伯耆富士, nickname of Daisen)
  • Hokotateyama (鉾立山, upright halberd)
  • Hokutosan (北斗山, Big Dipper)
  • Horaisan (蓬莱山, isle of the immortals)
  • Hoshigarasudake (星鴉岳, nutcracker peak)
  • Hoshigatake (星ヶ岳, star peak)
  • Hoshimine (星峰, star summit)
  • Hoshimiyama (星見山, stargazing mountain)
  • Hotaka Renpo (穂高連峰, Hotaka chain)
  • Hotaruyama (蛍山, firefly mountain)
  • Hyogasan (氷河山, glacier mountain)
  • Hyonosen (氷ノ山, mountain of ice)

I: 13 names

  • Ichinodake (一ノ岳, first peak)
  • Ikazuchidake (雷岳, thunder peak)
  • Inariyama (稲荷山, Inari mountain)
  • Inazumadake (稲妻岳, lightning peak)
  • Ishizuchisan (石鎚山, stone hammer)
  • Itsutsumine (五ツ峰, five summits)
  • Iwakagamidake (岩鏡岳, rock mirror flower)
  • Iwakisan (岩木山, rock tree)
  • Iwakurayama (磐座山, sacred rock seat)
  • Iwamine (岩峰, rock summit)
  • Iwatsubamedake (岩燕岳, house martin)
  • Izayoidake (十六夜岳, sixteenth night moon)
  • Izumiyama (泉山, spring water)

J: 4 names

  • Jiigatake (爺ヶ岳, old man)
  • Jizodake (地蔵岳, Jizo peak)
  • Jodosan (浄土山, pure land)
  • Junigatake (十二ヶ岳, twelve peaks)

K: 87 names

  • Kabutodake (兜岳, helmet peak)
  • Kabutoyama (兜山, helmet mountain)
  • Kaedeyama (楓山, maple mountain)
  • Kagamiyama (鏡山, mirror mountain)
  • Kagerodake (陽炎岳, heat shimmer)
  • Kaguragamine (神楽ヶ峰, sacred dance)
  • Kai-Komagatake (甲斐駒ヶ岳, colt peak of Kai)
  • Kakuredake (隠岳, hidden peak)
  • Kamagatake (鎌ヶ岳, sickle peak)
  • Kamimine (神峰, divine summit)
  • Kamoshikayama (羚羊山, serow mountain)
  • Kanetsukiyama (鐘撞山, bell striking)
  • Kannabiyama (神奈備山, where the gods dwell)
  • Kannondake (観音岳, Kannon peak)

K, continued

  • Kanzan (寒山, cold mountain)
  • Karamatsudake (唐松岳, larch peak)
  • Karasutenguyama (烏天狗山, crow tengu)
  • Karasuyama (烏山, crow mountain)
  • Kasagatake (笠ヶ岳, straw hat)
  • Kasatoriyama (笠取山, hat taking)
  • Kasumigatake (霞ヶ岳, haze peak)
  • Kasumiyama (霞山, haze mountain)
  • Katsurayama (桂山, katsura tree)
  • Kayanoyama (茅野山, thatch grass field)
  • Kazahanadake (風花岳, wind-blown snow)
  • Kazakiriyama (風切山, wind cutting)
  • Kazakoshimine (風越峰, wind crossing)
  • Kemuridake (煙岳, smoke peak)
  • Kengamine (剣ヶ峰, sword summit)

K, continued

  • Kijimine (雉峰, pheasant summit)
  • Kinkazan (金華山, golden flower)
  • Kinpusan (金峰山, golden peak)
  • Kinryuzan (金竜山, golden dragon)
  • Kirigamine (霧ヶ峰, mist summit)
  • Kirinosen (霧ノ山, mountain of mist)
  • Kirinzan (麒麟山, kirin mountain)
  • Kirishimayama (霧島山, mist island)
  • Kiso Sanmyaku (木曽山脈, Kiso range)
  • Kita-Hinatayama (北日向山, north sunny side)
  • Kitadake (北岳, north peak)
  • Kitaguni Fuji (北国富士, north country Fuji)
  • Kitakaze Sanmyaku (北風山脈, north wind range)
  • Kitsunebidake (狐火岳, fox fire)

K, continued

  • Kitsuneyama (狐山, fox mountain)
  • Koasahidake (小朝日岳, little morning sun)
  • Koasamayama (小浅間山, little Asama)
  • Kodamayama (木霊山, tree spirit)
  • Kofuji (小富士, little Fuji)
  • Koganedake (黄金岳, gold peak)
  • Kogarashiyama (木枯山, wintry wind)
  • Kohakusan (琥珀山, amber mountain)
  • Koho (孤峰, solitary peak)
  • Kokonoeyama (九重山, ninefold mountain)
  • Kokuyosan (黒曜山, obsidian mountain)
  • Kokuzosan (虚空蔵山, Kokuzo mountain)
  • Komagamine (駒ヶ峰, colt summit)
  • Komagatake (駒ヶ岳, colt peak)
  • Komakusadake (駒草岳, komakusa flower)

K, continued

  • Komine (小峰, small summit)
  • Komitake (小御岳, little honored peak)
  • Kongosan (金剛山, vajra mountain)
  • Koridake (氷岳, ice peak)
  • Koyari (小槍, little spear)
  • Koyasan (高野山, high field)
  • Koyozan (紅葉山, crimson leaf)
  • Kumagatake (熊ヶ岳, bear peak)
  • Kumamori (熊森, bear forest)
  • Kumasawayama (熊沢山, bear stream)
  • Kumogatake (雲ヶ岳, cloud peak)
  • Kumoiyama (雲居山, cloud dwelling)
  • Kumomine (雲峰, cloud summit)
  • Kumotoriyama (雲取山, cloud-taking)

K, continued

  • Kuradake (鞍岳, saddle peak)
  • Kurikomayama (栗駒山, chestnut colt)
  • Kurinokiyama (栗ノ木山, chestnut tree)
  • Kurodake (黒岳, black peak)
  • Kuroganedake (鉄岳, iron peak)
  • Kurohimeyama (黒姫山, black princess)
  • Kurokamiyama (黒髪山, black hair)
  • Kuromori (黒森, black forest)
  • Kurumayuridake (車百合岳, wheel lily)
  • Kusanagiyama (草薙山, grass-cutting sword)
  • Kushigatake (櫛ヶ岳, comb peak)
  • Kyodaiyama (兄弟山, brothers mountain)
  • Kyogatake (経ヶ岳, sutra peak)
  • Kyokkosan (極光山, aurora mountain)
  • Kyuryuzan (九竜山, nine dragons)

M: 61 names

  • Maboroshidake (幻岳, phantom peak)
  • Mae-Chitoseyama (前千歳山, front thousand-year)
  • Mae-Hotakadake (前穂高岳, front Hotaka)
  • Magatamadake (勾玉岳, curved jewel)
  • Mangetsuzan (満月山, full moon)
  • Maruyama (丸山, round mountain)
  • Matsugamine (松ヶ峰, pine summit)
  • Matsukazeyama (松風山, pine wind)
  • Mayoigatake (迷ヶ岳, peak of the lost)
  • Meakandake (雌阿寒岳, female Akan)
  • Medake (雌岳, female peak)
  • Meigetsuzan (明月山, bright moon)

M, continued

  • Meiho (名峰, famed peak)
  • Meikakuzan (鳴鶴山, calling crane)
  • Meotoyama (夫婦山, husband and wife)
  • Midoridake (緑岳, green peak)
  • Mikazukidake (三日月岳, crescent moon)
  • Minakamiyama (水上山, headwaters mountain)
  • Minami-Hikagedake (南日陰岳, south shaded)
  • Minamidake (南岳, south peak)
  • Minato Fuji (港富士, harbor Fuji)
  • Misen (弥山, after Mount Sumeru)
  • Misogidake (禊岳, purification peak)
  • Mitsudake (三ツ岳, three peaks)

M, continued

  • Mitsumine (三峰, three summits)
  • Miyukiyama (深雪山, deep snow)
  • Mizunashidake (水無岳, waterless peak)
  • Momijiyama (紅葉山, autumn leaf)
  • Monjusan (文殊山, Monju mountain)
  • Monomiyama (物見山, lookout mountain)
  • Mount Akatonbo (赤蜻蛉, red dragonfly)
  • Mount Chidori (千鳥, plover)
  • Mount Goraiko (御来光, sunrise from the summit)
  • Mount Hakumei (薄明, twilight)
  • Mount Hanagasumi (花霞, haze of blossoms)
  • Mount Hatsune (初音, first birdsong of the year)

M, continued

  • Mount Higurashi (蜩, evening cicada)
  • Mount Hoshikuzu (星屑, stardust)
  • Mount Hototogisu (時鳥, lesser cuckoo)
  • Mount Juhyo (樹氷, rime-covered trees)
  • Mount Kagaribi (篝火, watch fire)
  • Mount Kazaguruma (風車, pinwheel)
  • Mount Komorebi (木漏れ日, sunlight through leaves)
  • Mount Muhyo (霧氷, hoarfrost)
  • Mount Reimei (黎明, daybreak)
  • Mount Sazanami (漣, ripples)
  • Mount Seppi (雪庇, snow cornice)
  • Mount Tamayura (玉響, a fleeting moment)

M, continued

  • Mount Tenku (天空, open sky)
  • Mount Tsukikage (月影, moonlight)
  • Mount Uguisu (鶯, bush warbler)
  • Mount Ungai (雲外, beyond the clouds)
  • Mount Wakaba (若葉, young leaves)
  • Mount Yamabiko (山彦, echo)
  • Mount Yamabuki (山吹, golden kerria)
  • Mount Yoizuki (宵月, early evening moon)
  • Mount Yozakura (夜桜, cherry blossoms at night)
  • Mount Yugen (幽玄, quiet depth)
  • Myohozan (妙法山, wondrous dharma)
  • Myojindake (明神岳, bright deity)
  • Myokosan (妙高山)

N: 21 names

  • Nadaredake (雪崩岳, avalanche peak)
  • Nagaoneyama (長尾根山, long ridge)
  • Naka-Tsuyudake (中露岳, middle dew)
  • Nakadake (中岳, middle peak)
  • Nakamine (中峰, middle summit)
  • Nanatsudake (七ツ岳, seven peaks)
  • Nanbu Fuji (南部富士, nickname of Iwatesan)
  • Nangoku Fuji (南国富士, southern Fuji)
  • Natsugumoyama (夏雲山, summer cloud)
  • Nichirinzan (日輪山, sun disc)

N, continued

  • Nijinoyama (虹ノ山, rainbow mountain)
  • Nikko-Shiranesan (日光白根山)
  • Niseko Annupuri (ニセコアンヌプリ)
  • Nishi-Kozuedake (西梢岳, west treetop)
  • Nishidake (西岳, west peak)
  • Nokogiridake (鋸岳, saw peak)
  • Nokogiriyama (鋸山, saw mountain)
  • Norikuradake (乗鞍岳, riding saddle)
  • Noroshiyama (狼煙山, signal fire)
  • Nuegatake (鵺ヶ岳, nue chimera)
  • Nyoigatake (如意ヶ岳, wish granting)

O: 26 names

  • Oakandake (雄阿寒岳, male Akan)
  • Oasahidake (大朝日岳, great morning sun)
  • Oborodake (朧岳, hazy peak)
  • Ochibadake (落葉岳, fallen leaf)
  • Odake (雄岳, male peak)
  • Oginosen (扇ノ山, mountain of the fan)
  • Ogiyama (扇山, folding fan)
  • Oiwayama (大岩山, great rock)
  • Okamiyama (狼山, wolf mountain)
  • Oku Fuji (奥富士, inner Fuji)
  • Oku-Shizukudake (奥雫岳, inner droplet)
  • Oku-Tokiwadake (奥常盤岳, inner evergreen)
  • Okuhotakadake (奥穂高岳, inner Hotaka)

O, continued

  • Okumine (奥峰, inner summit)
  • Omi Fuji (近江富士, nickname of Mikamiyama)
  • Omine (大峰, great summit)
  • Omotodake (於茂登岳)
  • Onigatake (鬼ヶ岳, ogre peak)
  • Ontakesan (御嶽山, honored peak)
  • Orochidake (大蛇岳, great serpent)
  • Osorezan (恐山, mountain of dread)
  • Osugiyama (大杉山, great cedar)
  • Otenshodake (大天井岳, great ceiling)
  • Ototodake (弟岳, younger brother)
  • Oyakoyama (親子山, parent and child)
  • Oyama (大山, great mountain)

P: 1 name

  • Poroshiridake (幌尻岳)

R: 17 names

  • Raichodake (雷鳥岳, ptarmigan peak)
  • Raijinzan (雷神山, thunder god)
  • Rakuyosan (落陽山, setting sun)
  • Ranzan (嵐山, storm mountain)
  • Reiho (霊峰, sacred peak)
  • Reiwa Shinzan (令和新山, new mountain of the Reiwa era)
  • Reizan (霊山, sacred mountain)
  • Rindoyama (竜胆山, gentian mountain)

R, continued

  • Rishiri Fuji (利尻富士, nickname of Rishirizan)
  • Rishirizan (利尻山)
  • Roshosan (老松山, old pine)
  • Ruri Sanmyaku (瑠璃山脈, lapis blue range)
  • Ryugatake (竜ヶ岳, dragon peak)
  • Ryujinzan (竜神山, dragon god)
  • Ryukotsu Sanmyaku (竜骨山脈, dragon bone range)
  • Ryuozan (竜王山, dragon king)
  • Ryuseizan (流星山, shooting star)

S: 61 names

  • Sakurayama (桜山, cherry blossom)
  • Samidaredake (五月雨岳, early summer rain)
  • Sanpozan (三宝山, three treasures)
  • Sanuki Fuji (讃岐富士, nickname of Iinoyama)
  • Sarutobiyama (猿飛山, leaping monkey)
  • Sasaharayama (笹原山, bamboo grass field)
  • Sasamori (笹森, bamboo grass forest)
  • Sato Fuji (里富士, village Fuji)
  • Satsuma Fuji (薩摩富士, nickname of Kaimondake)
  • Seikosan (星光山, starlight mountain)
  • Seiryuzan (青竜山, blue dragon)
  • Senbonmine (千本峰, thousand trees)

S, continued

  • Sengenyama (浅間山, Sengen shrine)
  • Senninzan (仙人山, hermit sage)
  • Senpo (尖峰, needle peak)
  • Setsugekka Sanzan (雪月花三山, snow, moon and flower trio)
  • Setsurei (雪嶺, snowy ridge)
  • Shakagatake (釈迦ヶ岳, Shaka Buddha)
  • Shakunageyama (石楠花山, rhododendron mountain)
  • Shichifukuzan (七福山, seven blessings)
  • Shiguredake (時雨岳, autumn shower)
  • Shikamine (鹿峰, deer summit)
  • Shikanoyama (鹿野山, deer field)
  • Shima Fuji (島富士, island Fuji)

S, continued

  • Shimobashiradake (霜柱岳, frost pillar)
  • Shimofuriyama (霜降山, falling frost)
  • Shingetsuzan (新月山, new moon)
  • Shinmoedake (新燃岳, newly burning)
  • Shinonomedake (東雲岳, dawn cloud)
  • Shinsetsuzan (新雪山, fresh snow)
  • Shirabisodake (白檜曽岳, Veitch fir)
  • Shirakabayama (白樺山, white birch)
  • Shirakami Sanchi (白神山地, white god highlands)
  • Shiramine (白峰, white summit)
  • Shirane Sanzan (白峰三山, three white peaks)
  • Shirayukidake (白雪岳, white snow)

S, continued

  • Shiribetsudake (尻別岳)
  • Shiroganedake (白銀岳, silver peak)
  • Shiroumadake (白馬岳, white horse)
  • Shiroyama (城山, castle mountain)
  • Shishigatake (獅子ヶ岳, lion peak)
  • Shiunzan (紫雲山, purple cloud)
  • Shochikubai Sanzan (松竹梅三山, pine, bamboo and plum trio)
  • Shokosan (曙光山, first light)
  • Shorinzan (松林山, pine forest)
  • Showa Shinzan (昭和新山, new mountain of the Showa era)
  • Shuho (秀峰, splendid peak)
  • Shumisen (須弥山, Mount Sumeru)

S, continued

  • Shunpo (峻峰, steep peak)
  • Sobosan (祖母山, grandmother mountain)
  • Sokyuzan (蒼穹山, blue vault of sky)
  • Sorei (蒼嶺, deep blue)
  • Sugatamidake (姿見岳, tall mirror)
  • Suigetsuzan (水月山, moon on the water)
  • Suirei (翠嶺, jade green)
  • Suishodake (水晶岳, crystal peak)
  • Suishosan (水晶山, rock crystal)
  • Susukiyama (薄山, pampas grass)
  • Suzakusan (朱雀山, vermilion bird)
  • Suzunariyama (鈴鳴山, ringing bell)
  • Suzuranyama (鈴蘭山, lily of the valley)

T: 39 names

  • Takachiho no Mine (高千穂峰)
  • Takagamine (鷹ヶ峰, hawk summit)
  • Takamagahara Sanmyaku (高天原山脈, plain of high heaven range)
  • Takamine (高峰, high summit)
  • Takamori (高森, high forest)
  • Takane (高嶺, lofty ridge)
  • Takatoriyama (鷹取山, hawk catching)
  • Takinoyama (滝ノ山, waterfall mountain)
  • Tanchosan (丹頂山, red-crowned crane)
  • Tanigawadake (谷川岳, valley river)
  • Tarumaesan (樽前山)
  • Tasogaredake (黄昏岳, dusk peak)
  • Tateiwayama (立岩山, standing rock)

T, continued

  • Tateyama (立山, standing mountain)
  • Tateyama Renpo (立山連峰, Tateyama chain)
  • Tekaridake (光岳, shining peak)
  • Tenbasan (天馬山, heavenly horse)
  • Tengudake (天狗岳, tengu peak)
  • Tenrosan (天狼山, Sirius, the sky wolf)
  • Tenzan (天山, heaven mountain)
  • Todomatsudake (椴松岳, Sakhalin fir)
  • Togakushiyama (戸隠山, hidden door)
  • Togariyama (尖山, pointed mountain)
  • Tomine (遠峰, distant summit)
  • Tomuraushiyama (トムラウシ山)
  • Tsubakurodake (燕岳, swallow peak)

T, continued

  • Tsugadake (栂岳, hemlock peak)
  • Tsugaru Fuji (津軽富士, nickname of Iwakisan)
  • Tsuitatedake (衝立岳, standing screen)
  • Tsukigatake (月ヶ岳, moon peak)
  • Tsukimine (月峰, moon summit)
  • Tsukimiyama (月見山, moon viewing)
  • Tsukuyomidake (月読岳, moon god)
  • Tsuraradake (氷柱岳, icicle peak)
  • Tsurugamine (鶴ヶ峰, crane summit)
  • Tsurugidake (剱岳, sword peak)
  • Tsurugisan (剣山, sword mountain)
  • Tsurumidake (鶴見岳, crane-viewing)
  • Tsutsujiyama (躑躅山, azalea mountain)

U: 7 names

  • Unjo Renpo (雲上連峰, chain above the clouds)
  • Unkaisan (雲海山, sea of clouds)
  • Unrei (雲嶺, cloud ridge)
  • Unzendake (雲仙岳)
  • Usagiyama (兎山, rabbit mountain)
  • Usuyukidake (薄雪岳, light snow)
  • Usuzan (有珠山)

W: 6 names

  • Wakakusayama (若草山, young grass)
  • Warabiyama (蕨山, bracken mountain)
  • Washibadake (鷲羽岳, eagle feather)
  • Washigamine (鷲ヶ峰, eagle summit)
  • Washigatake (鷲ヶ岳, eagle peak)
  • Washinosuyama (鷲ノ巣山, eagle's nest)

Y: 34 names

  • Yajiridake (鏃岳, arrowhead peak)
  • Yakedake (焼岳, burning peak)
  • Yakeishidake (焼石岳, scorched stone)
  • Yakumo Sanmyaku (八雲山脈, eightfold cloud range)
  • Yakushidake (薬師岳, Medicine Buddha)
  • Yamabushidake (山伏岳, mountain monk)
  • Yamainudake (山犬岳, mountain dog)
  • Yamanbadake (山姥岳, mountain crone)
  • Yamato Sanzan (大和三山, three mountains of Yamato)
  • Yarigatake (槍ヶ岳, spear peak)
  • Yarinohodake (槍ノ穂岳, spear tip)

Y, continued

  • Yatagarasudake (八咫烏岳, three-legged crow)
  • Yatsugatake (八ヶ岳, eight peaks)
  • Yatsumine (八ツ峰, eight summits)
  • Yonahadake (与那覇岳)
  • Yoroidake (鎧岳, armor peak)
  • Yoteizan (羊蹄山)
  • Yubaridake (夕張岳)
  • Yudachidake (夕立岳, evening shower)
  • Yudonosan (湯殿山, hot spring hall)
  • Yuhigamine (夕日ヶ峰, evening sun)
  • Yukigumo Renpo (雪雲連峰, snow cloud chain)

Y, continued

  • Yukiguni Fuji (雪国富士, snow country Fuji)
  • Yukimine (雪峰, snow summit)
  • Yukimiyama (雪見山, snow viewing)
  • Yukinosen (雪ノ山, mountain of snow)
  • Yukionnadake (雪女岳, snow woman)
  • Yukokusan (幽谷山, hidden valley)
  • Yumemidake (夢見岳, dreaming peak)
  • Yumihariyama (弓張山, drawn bow)
  • Yunohanadake (湯ノ花岳, hot spring flowers)
  • Yunoyama (湯ノ山, hot spring)
  • Yuwandake (湯湾岳)
  • Yuyakedake (夕焼岳, sunset glow)

Z: 4 names

  • Zansetsuzan (残雪山, lingering snow)
  • Zaosan (蔵王山)
  • Zenjosan (禅定山, deep meditation)
  • Zuiunzan (瑞雲山, auspicious cloud)