How many mountains are in Japan?

Thank you for the A2A. This depends on how you count them, since there are unnamed mountains or smaller mountains. The Japanese Alpine Club, just counting the mountains whose names are noted on 1/25,000 scale topographical maps, says 16,667. read more

The Japanese Alpine Club, just counting the mountains whose names are noted on 1/25,000 scale topographical maps, says 16,667. There are 31 other mountains on the previous edition of the book 日本山名総覧 (Complete List of Japanese Mountains), as well as 1,334 additional mountains, totaling 18,032 mountains. read more