Mount Moiwa531 m
Minami Ward, Sapporo ・ 藻岩山
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About Mount Moiwa
Mount Moiwa is a 531 m mountain in Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido. Close to central Sapporo, its slopes are covered by forest rich in broadleaf trees such as katsura, Japanese bigleaf magnolia and painted maple. The forest became a Natural Monument, the Moiwa Primeval Forest, in 1921.
Sources: GSI, Elevations of Major Mountains in Japan, Agency for Cultural Affairs, Cultural Heritage Online: Moiwa Primeval Forest (sources in Japanese)
Mountain data
- Elevation basis
- Triangulation pointGeospatial Information Authority of Japan, Elevations of Major Mountains in Japan (March 31, 2026)
- Japanese name
- 藻岩山（もいわやま）
- Location
- Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido
- Area
- Central Hokkaido
- Natural park
- None
- Active volcano
- None
- 100 Famous Japanese Mountains
- None
- Hokkaido Hyakumeizan
- Both editions (No. 69 in 2003)
The location lists the municipality of the summit and any others within 300 m of it (checked with the GSI reverse geocoder).
Themes that include Mount Moiwa
Nearby mountains
Nearby lakes
Nearby roadside stations
- Michi-no-Eki Hokuo no kaze Michi no eki TobetsuTobetsu Town20 km
- Michi-no-Eki Hana Road EniwaEniwa City26 km
- Michi-no-Eki Boyo NakayamaKimobetsu Town26 km
Straight-line distances from the summit.