Shikotsu-Tōya National Park
Shikotsu-Tōya National Park | |
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Location | Hokkaidō, Japan |
Coordinates | 42°40′N 141°0′E / 42.667°N 141.000°E |
Area | 993.02 km2 (383.41 sq mi) |
Established | May 16, 1949 |
Governing body | Ministry of the Environment |
Shikotsu-Tōya National Park (
The park 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 ), Hōhei Gorge (豊平峡 , Hōheikyō), and Nakayama Pass (中山峠 , Nakayama-tōge)
Image gallery[edit]
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Mount Tarumae as seen from Lake Shikotsu
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Noboribetsu hot spring
External links[edit]
- Media related to Shikotsu-Toya National Park at Wikimedia Commons
- Shikotsu-Toya National Park travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Shikotsu-Toya National Park Biodiversity Center of Japan
- Tōya Usu Geopark (English, Japanese)