Mount Kobushi, Nagano
Nagano Saitama Yamanashi ⛰ Mountain 📷 10

Mount Kobushi

甲武信ヶ岳

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Our guide

Mount Kobushi stands where Saitama, Yamanashi and Nagano meet. It is the source of both the Arakawa and the Shinano rivers, and is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.

This is mountain country. We have not checked routes, huts or conditions, so check local information and the weather before you go.

Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.

Photos

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
  1. Mt.Kobushigatake from Mt.Tokusa 03 — Σ64 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
  2. View from Mt.Kobushigatake 07-7 — Σ64 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
  3. Mt Fuji as seen from Mt Kobushigatake 20100719 — ja:User:Sumbha · Public domain · source · resized
  4. Mt.Kobushigatake-Tozanguchi — Σ64 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
  5. Kobushigoya — Σ64 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
  6. Mt.Kobushigatake from Mt.Tokusa 01 — Σ64 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
  7. Mt.Sanpou from Mt.Kobushigatake — Σ64 · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
  8. Mt.Kobushigatake and Mt.Sanpou from Mt.Tokusa — Σ64 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
  9. Mt.Tokusa from Mt.Kobushigatake — Σ64 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
  10. Mt.Kobushigatake from Mt.Tokusa 02 — Σ64 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized

What this place is

Mount Kobushi (甲武信ヶ岳, Kobushigadake) is a mountain on the border of Saitama, Yamanashi, and Nagano prefectures in Japan. The mountain is the source of the Arakawa and Shinano Rivers. It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.

Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

What to expect at this type of place: Mountain

Getting there

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Area: Saitama Prefecture

Route on Google Maps

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