Yoichi-dake

What it is

• The highest mountain peak in Sapporo City at an elevation of 1,488 meters
• A Pleistocene epoch volcano located between Akaigawa Village and Minami-ku
• Part of the Yoichi Sanzan mountain group named after the Yoichi River source
• Site of the first recorded ski ascent in the region in 1920

What to see

• A stone Kannon statue located near the mountain summit area
• Panoramic views from the highest point in the Sapporo region
• The site where the Shirai-goya mountain hut stood before burning in 2013

Getting there

• A gondola course starts directly from the Kiroro Resort gondola station
• The Akai-gawa climbing route begins near the Sheraton Hokkaido hotel
• The Shirai-gawa hiking route starts from the Tengu-goya hut

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.