Mount Moiwa, Sapporo
It was already close to 7 pm (Japan time) after our tour group had completed our hearty Ramen dinner at one of the many Ramen stalls in Sapporo. Though night had already fell, the itinery of the day was not over as we would be proceeding to Mount Moiwa to view the spectacular views of the entire Sapporo City! Mount Moiwa is not a tall mountain in Sapporo as compared to its bevy of taller brethren in Hokkaido , standing at a height of 531 metres. Despites its shorter height, Mount Moiwa is the only mountain where one can enjoy a spectacular, bird-eye view of Sapporo city! My wife and I were thrilled to ascend up a mountain of another country and take in the 360-degree views of a city we visited. The other instance we had done so was at Hong Kong, where the whole of Hong Kong island presented itself to us as we admired the city sights from the top of Victoria Peak, which stands at 552 metres, slightly taller than Mount Moiwa. By comparison, Singapore’s tallest hill, Bukit Timah is only 1
