Mount Soranuma

What it is

• A mountain peak standing 1,251 meters tall in Sapporo City.
• Part of the Shikotsu-Toya National Park formed during the Pleistocene epoch.
• A hiking destination featuring three high-altitude ponds and two mountain huts.

What to see

• The summit area composed of exposed andesite rock formations.
• Mamisu Pond, which is the largest body of water on the mountain.
• Bankei Pond and Nagane Pond located at different elevations.
• The Soranuma Hut, a historic structure originally built in 1928.
• Bankei Villa, a large mountain hut capable of accommodating 50 people.

When to go

• Summer weekends when bus services operate to the trailhead.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.