The Japanese Alps is a mountain range in Japan, consisting of Hida Mountains, Kiso Mountains, and Akaishi Mountains.

The highest peaks of Japan after Fuji-san are in this range, the highest of them being Hotaka-dake at 3,190 m (10,466 ft) and Mount Shirane at 3,192 m (10,472 ft).

Mount Ontake in the range is both a destination for pilgrimages and an active volcano, with eruptions in 1979 and 1980.