The Toyako, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka areas are home to Lake Toya, which is famous for hosting the Summit. The biggest attraction of the area is its hot springs, and visitors can enjoy bathing in a wide variety of hot springs in Noboribetsu Onsen.
Here is some recommended local information on the Lake Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka area. The Toya-Lake Noboribetsu-Hidaka area offers tourist attractions such as Noboribetsu Onsen, Lake Toya, and Lake Shikotsu, tourist events such as Shiraoi Beef Festival and Tomakomai Port Festival, and local delicacies such as ramen and Genghis Khan.
Lake Toya is located in the same Shikotsu-Toya National Park as Lake Shikotsu, and at the same time is part of the Lake Toya-Usu Geopark, which is recognized as a World Geopark. Toyako Onsen Hot Spring is located on the south side of Lake Toya, and it is one of the most famous sightseeing areas in Hokkaido, with views of Mount Usu and Mt. Lake Toya is stocked with wakasagi (smelt), hime-masu (cyprinid), rainbow trout, cherry salmon, carp, brown trout, and other fish.
Noboribetsu faces the Pacific Ocean, and the city's most famous tourist attractions are Noboribetsu Onsen and Carles Onsen. The southwestern part of Noboribetsu is connected to Muroran City, which, like Muroran City, is an industrial area and at the same time an important satellite city of Muroran City. Noboribetsu as a tourist destination is, after all, its hot spring resort.
Adjacent to Noboribetsu is Muroran City, which faces the Pacific Ocean and is centered on the Egara Peninsula. Muroran City is surrounded by the sea on three sides, and therefore, the famous eight views of Muroran as a sightseeing spot are mainly based on the sea. The eight views of Muroran include the beautiful and fantastic night view of Muroran Port, the view of Mt. Muroran City is also home to the Shiratori Bridge, the longest suspension bridge in eastern Japan, which is also a popular sightseeing spot.
Hidaka is especially popular among horse racing fans. The Hidaka Breeding Farm, where 80% of Japan's racehorses are produced, is located in Hidaka and is known around the world.
From the 150-meter-high Cape Chikyu Misaki Observation Deck, visitors can enjoy a breathtaking view of the contrast between the white lighthouse standing on the cliff and the marine blue of the ocean below. Cape Chikyubomisaki, with a series of 120-meter cliffs stretching approximately 14 km, is called "Chikyubomisaki" (from the Ainu word "chikepu" meaning cliff) and "Chikyubomisaki" (from the Ai...»
Located northeast of Noboribetsu Onsen Hot Spring Resort, Noboribetsu Jigokudani (Noboribetsu Hell Valley) is the site of a 450-meter long explosive crater created by the eruption of Mt.Numerous fumaroles are located on the surface along the valley, and gas and hot springs are gushing out. The name "Jigokudani" comes from the bubbling and boiling scenery. A variety of hot springs gush out from h...»
Noboribetsu Onsen is one of the most famous hot spring resorts in Japan, with a natural gush of 10,000 tons per day, 9 types of spring water, and 3,000 liters per minute, and is blessed with such a variety of spring qualities and abundant gush that it is called the "department store of hot springs. Nearby are the volcanic scenic spot "Jigokudani" and the "Okunoyu" and "Oyunuma" hot spring swamps,...»
Lake Toya is the ninth largest lake in Japan and the center of Shikotsu-Toya National Park.It is an almost circular caldera lake created by a huge volcanic eruption about 110,000 years ago. There are four islands (Nakajima) formed by volcanic eruptions in Lake Toya, and Oshima, the largest island, can be reached by a sightseeing boat. On the southwestern shore is a forest of Toyako Onsen hot spr...»
Showa Shinzan is a volcano formed by the eruptive activity that began in 1943 on the flat land at the foot of Usu volcano.It is one of the most recent volcanoes in the 20th century that is still active, with records of eruptions from beginning to end. The volcano was active from 1943 to 1945, and was uplifted by eruptive activity that began in 1944.Fumarolic activity can still be seen today, and ...»
Lake Toya is the largest hot spring resort in Hokkaido, with a hot spring resort area lined with hotels, inns, restaurants, and souvenir stores on the southern shore of Lake Toya. Along the lakeside of the spa town, there is a promenade, a landing place for sightseeing boats, a sculpture park where outdoor sculptures are exhibited, and a free footbath. The amount of hot spring water is the third...»
Located on a hill on the west shore of Lake Toya, this observatory offers the closest view of the lake in the Lake Toya area. From the 170-meter-high observatory, you can see the lake, Nakajima Island, Usu Mountain, Showa Shinzan Mountain, and Toyako Onsen Hot Spring Resort on the right side. The first floor of the building houses a store selling souvenirs of Lake Toya, and the second floor hous...»
The ropeway offers a panoramic view of the Toyako Usu Volcano Geopark, centering on Mount Usu, a globally active volcano that has erupted four times in the past 100 years of the 20th century. The ropeway offers a 6-minute one-way aerial walk with a height difference of approximately 356 meters and a distance of 1,370 meters. At the top of the mountain is Mt. USU Terrace, an observation deck with...»
This is a museum where you can experience with all five senses the history and culture of the Ainu, an indigenous people who have been cultivated in the midst of nature. Upopoi means "to sing with many people" in Ainu language.Visitors can experience Ainu culture through traditional Ainu dances and performances of traditional Ainu musical instruments such as mukkuri (mouth harp) and tonkori (five...»
The park stretches 43 km along the shores of Lake Toya, almost circling the lake. 58 sculptures line the promenade and other areas.The sculptures, set against the backdrop of natural greenery and the lake, show various expressions depending on the season and weather. The sculptures are made of bronze, marble, granite, stainless steel, and other materials, and are worth seeing because of their dif...»
The theme park offers visitors the feeling of stepping back in time to the Edo period. There is a ninja haze house theater, a kimono experience, and attractions where you can learn how to throw shuriken and bow and arrow. In addition, many buildings associated with Date Masamune's Sendai domain have been recreated, allowing visitors to enjoy the entirety of the emotional Edo period townscape and...»
The Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum is a museum dedicated to learning about Ainu culture, with numerous folk tools and Ainu language audio materials on display. There are more than 300 exhibits designated as Important Tangible Folk Cultural Properties, including "Ainu - Life of the People", "Kamui - Romance of the Gods", "Moshiri - Blessing of the Earth The exhibits are displayed in four zones: "Ain...»
Located 11 kilometers east-northeast of Tomakomai City, Lake Utonai is a freshwater lake with a circumference of approximately 9 kilometers, an area of 275 hectares, and a depth of 1.2 meters, spread out on the alluvial plain in the lower reaches of the Mimagawa River. The area surrounding the lake is a wilderness and marshland blessed with nature, and is a treasure trove of flora and fauna, with...»
Yakitori usually refers to grilled skewered chicken, but in Muroran City, its style of ‘yakitori’ is uniquely made with pork and onion, garnished with mustard. As pig farming was introduced to the region around 1937, people started to serve pork offal meat at food stands, where they also sold grilled skewered chicken. For convenience, they called both of them ‘yakitori’, and this name remains unch...»