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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