Shikotsu-Toya National Park
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| Shikotsu-Toya National Park 支笏洞爺国立公園 |
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| IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
| Location: | Hokkaido, Japan |
| Area: | 993.02 km² |
| Established: | May 16, 1949 |
Shikotsu-Toya National Park (支笏洞爺国立公園 Shikotsu Toya Kokuritsu Kōen?) is a national park in the central part of the island of Hokkaido, Japan. Named after the volcanic caldera lakes of Lake Shikotsu and Lake Toya, 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 Yotei area
- The area around Lake Toya, Mount Usu and Showashinzan
- The area around the hot springs of Noboribetsu (登別?), Orofure Tōge (オロフレ峠?), 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-san?), and Eniwadake (恵庭岳?)
- The area around Teizankei (定山渓?), Toyohira Valley (豊平峡 Toyohira-kyo?), and Nakayama Toge (中山峠?)
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