Mount Moiwa-yama

Information

Located at 4.7 kilometers southwest of JR Sapporo Station, Mt. Moiwa-yama is an ideal hiking and skiing ground for the citizens. There is a observation deck, restaurant, and planetarium on top of the 531 meters high mountain. You can get there on foot or by the ropeway and cable car that runs from the foot of mountain.
Mt. Moiwa-yama was a sanctuary of Ainu, the indigenous people of Hokkaido, and was called "Lookout platform" by them. As the name suggests, you can enjoy the panoramic view of Sapporo city and the vicinity from the top of the mountain.

Opening Hours

Ropeway and Cable car: 10:30 - 21:30 (mid-April - November)
Ropeway and Cable car: 11:00 - 20:30 (December - mid-April)

Closed

Ropeway and Cable car: Several days in November for maintenance

Price / Entrance Fee

Ropeway and Cable car: 1,700 yen (General, Adult) *round-trip
Ropeway and Cable car: 850 yen (Child) *round-trip

Access / Public Transport

8 minutes walk from Ropeway-iriguchi Station on the Sapporo Shiden (Free shuttle bus is also available). Take the ropeway from Moiwa-Sanroku Station, then transfer to the cable car at Moiwa-Chufuku Station.

Address / Location

Tweets

Visit Japan @Visit_Japan - 2020-01-19: Luxury hotel group Aman has announced that it will make its mark on Niseko come 2023 by opening an all-season resor… https://t.co/7vJ3CILlv0
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Akara @Chongchivivat - 2020-01-10: On top of the Mount Moiwa 🥶 #sapporo https://t.co/HZmxj5uTBH
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Qasim @syedqasimh - 2019-12-30: Aman's fourth resort in Japan will be on the slopes of Mount Moiwa in Hokkaido.'Aman Niseko to open in 2023' https://t.co/nCt6aoR2CB
Prashanth Reddy @prakyath129 - 2019-12-29: Just posted a photo @ Mount Moiwa Ropeway https://t.co/JOfHB9T7Yk
VALENCIA, Dana Eve @DannysDayOut - 2019-12-25: Stunning panoramic view of Sapporo’s night cityscape from 531 metres above.

📍Mount Moiwa, Hokkaido

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I just Gimme×Gimme @ixionhaze - 2019-12-23: MOUNT MOIWA ROPEWAY🗻🗻🚠🚠

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Aman @Amanresorts - 2019-12-20: Set alone on the slopes of Mount Moiwa in Japan’s island of Hokkaido, #AmanNiseko opens in 2023 as the fourth Japan… https://t.co/yRh4744KNy
Travels without plans @idlewandering - 2019-11-12: Ok done, I think it's too late to go to mount moiwa and still make my train so what do
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🥀 @rosaceuos - 2019-09-17: @ofallwoodz Have you went anywhere but hotel and the concert spot there? Spare a time to visit Mount Moiwa. You’re… https://t.co/44MvaopGAz
🥀 @rosaceuos - 2019-09-17: @ofallwoodz Have you went anywhere but hotel and the concert spot there? Spare a time to visit Mount Moiwa. You’re… https://t.co/44MvaopGAz
Miho_英作文練習中 @miho_flathill - 2019-09-15: Mount Moiwa Ropeway resumed business operation today. Its operation was suspended for inspection after the cableca… https://t.co/Nv7rXzA5rv
ZenMarket.jp @zenmarket_en - 2019-09-13: A gorgeous shot of the sun setting over Sapporo from Mount Moiwa! Has anyone visited Hokkaido before?

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Dari explorin' 🇯🇵 @Rettungsratte - 2019-09-12: Mount Moiwa is definitely worth a trip! (藻岩山) https://t.co/Hp3VqoTEvi
David Sweetlow @DDavidsweetlow - 2019-08-17: About to play at The Forest Gallery on Mount Moiwa Sapporo Japan https://t.co/CnvqAXnfcj
David Sweetlow @DDavidsweetlow - 2019-08-17: Up on the top Of Mount Moiwa Sapporo Japan about to do my one hour solo concert :) https://t.co/IvZSbsMIF3 https://t.co/kNZ3UI53Gl
David Sweetlow @DDavidsweetlow - 2019-08-14: Will be at The Forest Gallery on Mount Moiwa, Sapporo, Japan this Saturday playing a one hour concert from 15:00 https://t.co/S5BRfLIqzk
David Sweetlow @DDavidsweetlow - 2019-06-16: Playing today at the Forest Gallery on Mount Moiwa Sapporo Japan https://t.co/NokPvXLqVb https://t.co/skP09PEryq
Marcel Fröhlich @cello1405 - 2019-06-12: … another one is Mount Moiwa 👍. This time I took the ropeway to the summit and got deep thanks from the staff for t… https://t.co/EjW11jEfQy
David Sweetlow @DDavidsweetlow - 2019-05-31: I'll be doing a free one hour concert at the beautiful 'Forest Gallery' on Mount Moiwa in Sapporo, Japan on the 15… https://t.co/kiZdPRXVgJ
David Sweetlow @DDavidsweetlow - 2019-05-31: Looking forward to playing my one hour concert at the beautiful ‘Forest Gallery’ On Mount Moiwa Sapporo Japan in th… https://t.co/4dNgHUQaCd
ZenMarket.jp @zenmarket_en - 2019-05-25: A gorgeous shot of the sun setting over Sapporo from Mount Moiwa! Has anyone visited Hokkaido before?

Source: kai… https://t.co/AJczkIM5n3
Phil / Ajarn.com @Ajarncom - 2019-04-09: I promised my wife she would see snow and the top of Mount Moiwa truly delivered. But boy it was cold up there. https://t.co/BDih3YPtva
Phil / Ajarn.com @Ajarncom - 2019-04-09: Taking the cable car up to the top of Mount Moiwa. I promised my wife snow so this is where hopefully she'll see it… https://t.co/Usmd9SzFwm
Phil / Ajarn.com @Ajarncom - 2019-04-09: Today's itinerary - The Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, The Sapporo Beer Museum and then the cable car to Mount Moiw… https://t.co/kq8XvjgHrv
Alvin Jay Munzi @AlvinJay_Design - 2019-03-31: Day out in #Sapporo where long johns are your best friend #mtmoiwa #hokkaido #japan with @knitxnat @ Mount Moiwa https://t.co/ijpgeWZRhL
Kathy @ finding money in 京都 2/16-2/17 @crayonkat - 2019-02-11: Alive from Hokkaido!! It was so much fun, but also a kind of cold that I never experienced 😆 Yuki Matsuri was aweso… https://t.co/qjSkodb3n1
Kathy @ finding money in 戦ステon 2/23(土) @crayonkat - 2019-02-11: Alive from Hokkaido!! It was so much fun, but also a kind of cold that I never experienced 😆 Yuki Matsuri was aweso… https://t.co/qjSkodb3n1
Kathy @ finding money in 戦ステージ 2/23(土) @crayonkat - 2019-02-11: Alive from Hokkaido!! It was so much fun, but also a kind of cold that I never experienced 😆 Yuki Matsuri was aweso… https://t.co/qjSkodb3n1