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Our guide
Mount Hachimantai is the highest peak of a group of stratovolcanoes spread around the Hachimantai plateau in the Ōu Mountains of northern Honshu. The volcanic plateau is part of the Nasu Volcanic Zone and straddles the border of Iwate and Akita. It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains and lies within Towada-Hachimantai National Park.
Ōfuka Onsen is about 3.5 km from the point this page is mapped to. We have not checked roads, buses, trails or seasonal 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
- 八幡平 — Eco190 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- 大深沢展望台から南東の山々 — Koda6029 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 八幡沼の展望台 — Koda6029 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 八幡平山頂部 — Koda6029 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Mokkodake to tôsitionsen — らんで · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Lake Kagaminuma in Mt.Hachimantai — 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Hachimantai Onuma 005 — 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Hachimantai Onuma 003 — 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Mount Hachimantai (八幡平, Hachimantai) is the highest peak of a group of stratovolcanos distributed around the Hachimantai plateau in the Ōu Mountains in northern Honshū, Japan. This volcanic plateau is part of the Nasu Volcanic Zone and straddles the border between the Iwate Prefecture and Akita Prefecture. The volcano is listed as one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, and forms part of the Towada-Hachimantai National Park.
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What to expect at this type of place: Mountain
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