For every mountain you hike, there will always be another hundred you’ll never get to.

While you may have heard of Japan’s 100 Famous Mountains, only two peaks from Shikoku make that national list, have you heard of Shikoku’s Hyakumeizan?

The Shikoku Hyakumeizan (四国百名山) was curated by the Shikoku Mountaineering Association to showcase the true soul of the island. This isn’t a “Top 100” in terms of ranking (#1 isn’t necessarily “better” than #100) but instead is a geographical circuit designed for hikers to check off as they traverse the island’s four prefectures – Ehime, Kochi, Tokushima, and Kagawa.

The Shikoku Hyakumeizan: Official Checklist

I’ve linked the hikes that I have personally written about in the list below.

  1. Mt. Ishizuchi 石鎚山 – 1,982m
  2. Dōgamori 堂ヶ森 – 1,689m
  3. Ninomori 二ノ森 – 1,929m
  4. Iwaguroyama 岩黒山 – 1,746m 🟡 On my to do list
  5. Tsutsujōzan 筒上山 – 1,859m 🟡On my to do list
  6. Kamegamori 瓶ヶ森 – 1,897m
  7. Iyofuji 伊予富士 – 1,756m
  8. Kanpūzan 寒風山 – 1,763m
  9. Sasagamine 笹ヶ峰 – 1,860m
  10. Heikedaira 平家平 – 1,693m
  11. Nishikuromori 西黒森 – 1,861m
  12. Tebakoyama 手箱山 – 1,806m 🟡 On my to do list
  13. Ōzareyama 大座礼山 – 1,588m
  14. Sazareoyama 佐々連尾山 – 1,404m
  15. Sasagamine – Otoyama 笹ヶ峰 – 1,016m
  16. Nishi-akaishiyama 西赤石山 – 1,626m ✅
  17. Higashi-akaishiyama 東赤石山 – 1,707m ✅
  18. Futatsudake 二ッ岳 – 1,647m
  19. Akahoshiyama 赤星山 – 1,453m
  20. Toyoukeyama 豊受山 – 1,247m
  21. Suihamine 翠波峰 – 900m
  22. Shiozukamine 塩塚峰 – 1,043m
  23. Ishizumisan 石墨山 – 1,456m
  24. Saragamine 皿ヶ嶺 – 1,271m
  25. Takanawasan 高縄山 – 986m
  26. Narabara-san 楢原山 – 1,041m
  27. Myōjingamori 明神ヶ森 – 1,217m
  28. Higashisanpōgamori 東三方ヶ森 – 1,233m
  29. Washigatōzan 鷲ヶ頭山 – 437m
  30. Tsubogamiyama 壺神山 – 971m
  31. Takamoriyama 高森山 – 635m
  32. Ōkawamine 大川嶺 – 1,525m
  33. Nakatsumyōjinsan 中津明神山 – 1,541m
  34. Ōnogahara 大野ヶ原 – 1,403m
  35. Godankōgen 五段高原 – 1,456m
  36. Tengunomori 天狗ノ森 – 1,485m
  37. Irazuyama 不入山 – 1,336m
  38. Sanbongui 三本杭 – 1,226m
  39. Takatsukiyama 高月山 – 1,229m
  40. Onigajōyama 鬼ヶ城山 – 1,151m
  41. Sasayama 篠山 – 1,065m
  42. Yuzurigahamori 譲ヶ葉森 – 1,016m
  43. Imoseyama 妹背山 – 404m
  44. Amagamori 雨ヶ森 – 1,390m
  45. Jingamori 陣ヶ森 – 1,013m
  46. Inamurayama 稲叢山 – 1,506m
  47. Shiragayama 白髪山 – 1,470m ✅
  48. Okukuishiyama 奥工石山 – 1,516m ✅
  49. Yokogurayama 横倉山 – 800m
  50. Bandagamori 蟠蛇森 – 769m ✅
  51. Kokuzōsan 虚空蔵山 – 675m
  52. Kuishiyama 工石山 – 1,176m ✅
  53. Sekkōzan 雪光山 – 926m
  54. Gozaishoyama 御在所山 – 1,079m
  55. Kajigamori 梶ヶ森 – 1,400m ✅
  56. Okujingayama 奥神賀山 – 1,443m
  57. Yashima 屋島 – 292m
  58. Iinoyama 飯野山 – 422m
  59. Ōasayama – Kagawa 大麻山 – 616m
  60. Gahaishizan 我拝師山 – 481m
  61. Shiudeyama 紫雲出山 – 352m
  62. Hoshigajōyama 星ヶ城山 – 817m
  63. Nyotaizan 女体山 – 774m
  64. Ryūōzan 竜王山 – 1,059m
  65. Ōtakiyama 大滝山 – 946m
  66. Ōkawayama 大川山 – 1,043m
  67. Unpenjiyama 雲辺寺山 – 927m
  68. Ōasayama – Tokushima 大麻山 – 538m
  69. Kunimizan 国見山 – 1,409m
  70. Kanpo (Kanbo) 寒峰 – 1,605m
  71. Eboshiyama 烏帽子山 – 1,670m
  72. Ishidōyama 石堂山 – 1,636m
  73. Yahazuyama 矢筈山 – 1,848m
  74. Kurogasayama 黒笠山 – 1,703m
  75. Tsushidake(津志嶽 – 1,494m
  76. Jirōgyū 次郎笈 – 1,930m
  77. Mt. Tsurugi 剣山 – 1,955m
  78. Ichinomori 一ノ森 – 1,879m
  79. Tsunatsukiyama 綱付山 – 1,549m
  80. Miune 三嶺 – 1,893m
  81. Nishikumayama 西熊山 – 1,816m
  82. Tenguzuka 天狗塚 – 1,812m
  83. Shiragayama – Okumono 白髪山 – 1,770m
  84. Ishidateyama 石立山 – 1,708m
  85. Jizōjiyama 地蔵寺山 – 1,517m
  86. Kajigamori – Eastern 梶ヶ森 – 1,400m
  87. Nakatsuyama 中津山 – 1,447m
  88. Furontō 風呂塔 – 1,401m
  89. Kōtsuzan 高越山 – 1,133m
  90. Ōkageyama 大影山 – 1,133m
  91. Kumoso-yama 雲早山 – 1,496m
  92. Takamaruyama 高丸山 – 1,439m
  93. Asahigamaru 旭ヶ丸 – 1,019m
  94. Masakiyama 正木山 – 1,206m
  95. Kanbayama 勘場山 – 1,585m
  96. Senjōgatake 千丈ヶ岳 – 1,017m
  97. Tsuminezan 津峯山 – 284m
  98. Tairyūjiyama 太龍寺山 – 618m
  99. Goseyama 後世山 – 538m
  100. Senbagatake 千羽ヶ岳 – 245m

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