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Shikotsu Tōya National Park

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Location
  
Hokkaidō, Japan

Established
  
May 16, 1949

Area
  
993 km²

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Governing body
  
Ministry of the Environment

Shikotsu-Tōya National Park (支笏洞爺国立公園, Shikotsu Tōya Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park in the western part of the island of Hokkaidō, Japan. Named after the volcanic caldera lakes of Lake Shikotsu and Lake Tōya, it has a total area of 993.02 square kilometers. The popular hot spring resort of Noboribetsu is also within the park.

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It can be divided into roughly five areas:

  • The Mount Yōtei area
  • The area around Lake Tōya, Mount Usu and Shōwa-shinzan (Tōya Caldera and Usu Volcano Geopark)
  • The area around the hot springs of Noboribetsu (登別), Orofure Pass (オロフレ峠, Orofure-tōge), and Lake Kuttara (倶多楽湖, Kuttara-ko)
  • The area around Lake Shikotsu (支笏湖, Shikotsu-ko), Mount Tarumae (樽前山, Tarumae-zan), and Mount Eniwa (恵庭岳, Eniwa-dake)
  • The area around Jōzan-kei (定山渓), Toyohira Gorge (豊平峡, Toyohira-kyō), and Nakayama Pass (中山峠, Nakayama-tōge)

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    Notable features

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    At the foot of Mount Tarumae on the north-west side one can find the impressive moss-covered cavern or Koke-no-domon.

    Shikotsu-Tōya National Park ShikotsuToya National Park travel guide Wikitravel

    Shikotsu-Tōya National Park Most Beautiful National Parks of Hokkaido Japan Travel Guides

    Shikotsu-Tōya National Park ShikotsuToya National Park Natural Parks Foundation

    References

    Shikotsu-Tōya National Park Wikipedia