Shikotsu-Tōya National Park (支笏洞爺国立公園), Abuta (虻田)
Iburi, Hokkaido, Japan
Summer 2011
Located in the Shikotsu-Tōya National Park, in Abuta District, Lake Tōya (洞爺湖 Tōyako) is a volcanic caldera lake. It is one of Hokkaido's three most impressive landscapes.
In 1910, as a result of the volcanic activity of Mount Yosomi - one of Mount Usu's parasitic cones, hot springs started to well out of the earth and onsen (hot springs) started to open up for business as far back as 1917.
The stratovolcano of Mount Usu lies on the southern rim of the caldera. The lake is nearly circular, being 10 kilometers in diameter from east-west and 9 kilometers from North-South. The lake's biggest town, Tōyako Onsen (洞爺湖温泉) is located on its western shore. The town Tōyako is located on the other side of the lake.
Every year 3 million visitors come to the area to see and the active volcanoes and visit the activity centres which are set against the backdrop of Mount Yotei - Hokkaido's very own Mount Fuji.
Dazzling fireworks - Such is the charm of watching fireworks after dinner dressed in a yukata by the lakeside...
The sun rises at 4am here. The amazing view from our window and the spellbinding colours of the Tōya sunrise...
The full album is available at:
Lake Tōya's Spellbinding Sunrises & Summer Fireworks
Iburi, Hokkaido, Japan
Summer 2011
Located in the Shikotsu-Tōya National Park, in Abuta District, Lake Tōya (洞爺湖 Tōyako) is a volcanic caldera lake. It is one of Hokkaido's three most impressive landscapes.
In 1910, as a result of the volcanic activity of Mount Yosomi - one of Mount Usu's parasitic cones, hot springs started to well out of the earth and onsen (hot springs) started to open up for business as far back as 1917.
The stratovolcano of Mount Usu lies on the southern rim of the caldera. The lake is nearly circular, being 10 kilometers in diameter from east-west and 9 kilometers from North-South. The lake's biggest town, Tōyako Onsen (洞爺湖温泉) is located on its western shore. The town Tōyako is located on the other side of the lake.
Every year 3 million visitors come to the area to see and the active volcanoes and visit the activity centres which are set against the backdrop of Mount Yotei - Hokkaido's very own Mount Fuji.
Dazzling fireworks - Such is the charm of watching fireworks after dinner dressed in a yukata by the lakeside...
The sun rises at 4am here. The amazing view from our window and the spellbinding colours of the Tōya sunrise...
The full album is available at:
Lake Tōya's Spellbinding Sunrises & Summer Fireworks
Sources
- "Toyako Onsen" (16 April 2012). Toyako Onsen Tourist Association. Retrieved from http://www.laketoya.com/en/sight.html (Expired as of 2014).
