Shikotsu-Toya National Park
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Shikotsu-Toya National Park (支笏洞爺国立公園 Shikotsu-toya-kokuritsukōen) is a national park in the central part of the island of Hokkaido, Japan. The park is named after the volcanic caldera lakes of Lake Shikotsu and Lake Toya. The popular hot spring resort of Noboribetsu is also within the park. It became a national park on May 16, 1949. It has an area of 993.02 square kilometers.
It can be divided into roughly five areas.
- Yoteizan (羊蹄山) - The area around Mount Yotei
- Toyako (洞爺湖) - The area including Lake Toya, Usuzan (有珠山), and Showashinzan (昭和新山)
- Noboribetsu (登別) - The area including hot springs of Noboribetsu, Orofure Toge(オロフレ峠), and Kuttarako(倶多楽湖)
- Shikotsuko (支笏湖) - The area including Lake Shikotsu, Tarumaesan (樽前山), and Eniwadake (恵庭岳)
- Teizankei (定山渓) - The area including Teizankei, Toyohirakyo (豊平峡), Nakayama Toge (中山峠)
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External link
- Wikitravel: Shikotsu-Toya National Park (http://wikitravel.org/en/article/Shikotsu-Toya_National_Park)ja:支笏洞爺国立公園
