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Mount Moiwa

Coordinates: 43°01′21″N 141°19′20″E / 43.02250°N 141.32222°E / 43.02250; 141.32222
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Mount Moiwa
藻岩山
Mount Moiwa in 2009.
Highest point
Elevation531 m (1,742 ft)
Coordinates43°01′21″N 141°19′20″E / 43.02250°N 141.32222°E / 43.02250; 141.32222
Geography
Mount Moiwa is located in Hokkaido
Mount Moiwa
Mount Moiwa
Location in Hokkaido
LocationHokkaido, Japan

Mount Moiwa (藻岩山, Moiwayama) is a mountain located about 5 km (3 mi) southwest of the center of Sapporo, Hokkaido and 6 km (4 mi) southwest of Sapporo Station.[1] A ropeway and a motorway pass through Mt. Moiwa,[2] and an observatory and a ski resort in winter make it a resort for Sapporo citizens and tourists.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b 三省堂編集所, ed. (2007). コンサイス日本地名事典 (第5版 ed.). 三省堂. p. 1222. ISBN 978-4-385-16051-1.
  2. ^ 徳久球雄・石井光造・武内正, ed. (2011). 三省堂 日本山名事典 (改訂版 ed.). Sanseidō. p. 1035. ISBN 978-4-385-15428-2.