Shikotsu-Tōya National Park

Shikotsu-Tōya National Park
支笏洞爺国立公園
Lake Tōya (October 2007)
Shikotsu-Tōya National Park
Location of Shikotsu-Tōya National Park
Shikotsu-Tōya National Park
Shikotsu-Tōya National Park (Japan)
LocationHokkaidō, Japan
Coordinates42°40′N 141°0′E / 42.667°N 141.000°E / 42.667; 141.000
Area994.73 km2 (384.07 sq mi)
EstablishedMay 16, 1949
Governing bodyMinistry of the Environment (Japan)

Shikotsu-Tōya National Park (支笏洞爺国立公園, Shikotsu Tōya Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park in the western part of the island of Hokkaidō, Japan. Named after the volcanic caldera lakes of Lake Shikotsu and Lake Tōya, it has a total area of 993.02 square kilometers. The popular hot spring resorts of Noboribetsu south of the lake and Jozankei North of the lake are also within the park.

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