Shikotsu-Toya National Park is a Japanese national park that was established on May 16, 1949 and covers a protected area located in the southwest of Hokkaido, south of Sapporo. A large abundance of thermal waters is found throughout the park.
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| Shikotsu-Toya National Park |
Consists of three separate parts. The park is the most visited on the island, and its name comes from two lakes: Toya and Shikotsu, the largest reservoirs in Hokkaido. The third part of the park is located around the perfectly conical Mount Yotei, north of Toya, the highest hill in the western part of the island, which reaches 1893 m above sea level. Yotei is often referred to as Ezo Fuji due to its resemblance to the more famous Mount Fuji. The total area of Shikotsu-Toya Park is 993 square meters. km.
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| Shikotsu-Toya National Park |
Lake Shikotsu, along with the volcanic mountains that surround it, make up the majority of the park, and the lake itself is the northernmost reservoir in Japan that does not freeze. The most important peaks in this area include Fupushi, Tarumae and the highest, reaching 1320 m above sea level, Eniwa.
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| Shikotsu-Toya National Park |
The second part of the park is the territory of Lake Toya, which is slightly smaller than Shikotsu, on which there is an island inhabited by rare wild animals, including the Ezo deer. To the south of the lake rises the volcanically active Mount Usu, the eruption of which in 2000 caused the evacuation of a large number of the local population. However, at its eastern foot rises Mount Shava, more than 400 m high, which appeared in 1943 and is constantly growing.