Shikotsu-Tōya National Park

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Shikotsu-Toya National Park 支笏洞爺国立公園
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Lake Toya (October 2007)
Location	Hokkaidō, Japan
Area	993.02 km²
Established	May 16, 1949
Governing body	Ministry of the Environment

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 Hokkaidō, 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, Noboribetsu^?), Orofure Tōge (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-san^?), and Mount Eniwa (恵庭岳, Mount Eniwa^?)
• The area around Teizankei (定山渓, Teizankei^?), Toyohira Valley (豊平峡, Toyohira-kyo^?), and Nakayama Toge (中山峠, Nakayama Toge^?)

[edit] Notable features

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

[edit] See also

• List of national parks of Japan

[edit] External links

• Wikitravel: Shikotsu-Toya National Park
• Shikotsu-Toya National Park Biodiversity Center of Japan

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