Shikotsu-Tōya National Park
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| Shikotsu-Tōya National Park | |
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| 支笏洞爺国立公園 | |
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IUCN Category II (National Park)
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 Lake Toya (October 2007) |
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| Location | Hokkaidō, Japan |
| Area | 993.02 km² |
| Established | May 16, 1949 |
| 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 central 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.
It can be divided into roughly five areas:
- The Mount Yōtei area
- The area around Lake Tōya, Mount Usu and Showashinzan (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 Jōzankei (定山渓), Toyohira Gorge (豊平峡 Toyohira-kyō), and Nakayama Pass (中山峠 Nakayama Tōge)
[edit] Notable features
At the foot of Mount Tarumae on the north-west side one can find the impressive moss-covered cavern or Koke-no-domon.
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[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Wikitravel: Shikotsu-Toya National Park
- Shikotsu-Toya National Park Biodiversity Center of Japan
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Tōya Usu Geopark |
- Tōya Usu Geopark (English, Japanese)
Coordinates: 42°40′00″N 141°00′00″E / 42.666667°N 141.000000°E
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