Mount Maru

What it is

• A 225-meter high mountain located within the residential areas of Sapporo City.
• Home to the Maruyama Primeval Forest, a designated national natural monument.
• The site of Hokkaido Jingu, which was built at the northern foot in 1871.
• A natural formation consisting of andesite lava from the Quaternary period.

What to see

• Eighty-eight stone Buddha statues located along the mountain hiking trail.
• The Sapporo Maruyama Zoo situated at the foot of the mountain.
• A panoramic view of the Sapporo city center from the mountain summit.
• The Maruyama River flowing from the western to the northern side.

When to go

• The official mountain climbing season runs from May to October.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.