Mount Sapporo

What it is

• A volcano standing at an elevation of 1,293 meters in Sapporo City.
• Part of the Shikotsu-Toya National Park in Hokkaido.
• The geographical source of the Toyohira River and Hiyamizuzawa River.
• A mountain featuring a first-class triangulation point at its peak.

What to see

• An Ishizuchi Shrine monument located at the mountain summit.
• The Hiyamizu Hut, which was rebuilt in 1952 by Hokkaido Electric Power.
• The Hiyamizuzawa climbing route starting near the Hoheikyo Dam.
• The Toyotaki climbing route following the Bannosawa Forest Road.
• A traverse route connecting the peak to Mount Soranuma.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.