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akikonomu Says: Cruise to the island where you can do a short walk around it. Aboard the cruise ship, look out for deers grazing along the wateredge. They are held out of the main tourist area with fences but they will come all the way up to the fence for food. There is a museum on local...
akikonomu Says: The night views around the onsen hotels are really pretty. You can snoop around the hotel grounds that are open to the public that are decorated with lights, the main street where lanterns are strung or walk around the rim as fireworks are released over the lakes (nightly...
akikonomu Says: There are 2 main types of cruises. In the day, the cruise ship goes to two different islands where you can stop to explore the islands and pop back to the main onsen hotel area. At night, there are fireworks viewing cruises. The ship goes out to the middle of the lake where...
sunnywong Says: Showa Shinzan is one of Japan's youngest mountains. Accompanied by earthquakes, the mountain suddenly rose from a flat wheat field to its current height of 290 meters between 1943 and 1945. According to the contemporary reign of Emperor Showa (1926-1989), the mountain was...
sunnywong Says: This is a brown bears farm in the area near Showa-shinzan mountains
RyersonU Says: clear view of a lively volcano that can anytime erupt.
vincentf Says: This is an extremely beautifully built resort along the shore of Lake Toya. Each room is beautifully decorated in Japanese style. You sleep on tatamis. Your back door leads to the back lawns of the hotel overlooking the lake itself. At night, an evening show of fireworks are...
vincentf Says: This is a beautiful curtain-walled restaurant with a great view of Lake Toya. The buffet dinner is excellent with both Western and Japanese cuisine.
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This is a beautiful curtain-walled restaurant with a great view of Lake Toya. The buffet dinner is excellent with both Western and Japanese cuisine.
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Toyako Onsen is a touristy hot spring resort along the shore of Lake Toya, just at the foot of Mount Usu (Usuzan). Several large luxury hotels stand right alongside the lake, offering rooms and...
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Touristy Onsen Town or Serene Relaxation Spot
The Toya Lake Region make up one of the National Park sights in the Central region of Hokkaido (the other being Shikotsu-ko). Being a popular onsen town, where many large onsen hotels are gathered...
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Lake Toya is an ancient caldera. There are two active volcanoes nearby. Today, it is a resort area filled with many hot spring spas dotting around the lake.
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