>>2630767Hakone is nice, only issue is now it's fulled with instagramer tourist type. Which is fine, if you just stray from the general path though.
I used to live in Higashi Fushimi so I would go hiking around Okutama or the three peaks challenge from Jinba san to Tako San. However my favourite places to hike were Gunma and Hakuba-san.
Photo is Hakuba San. I'm looking for something similar in the UK but I keep being told to try Snowden.