Shikotsu-Toya National Park
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Moss Canyon, Lake Shikotsu
Shikotsu-Tōya National Park (支笏洞爺国立公園 Shikotsu-tōya-kokuritsukōen) is a national park in the central part of the island of Hokkaido, Japan.
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Get in
Nearly 1000 square kilometers in size, the national park covers a sizable part of central Hokkaido. There are direct buses from Hokkaido's capital Sapporo, its airport at Chitose and the major port Tomakomai to the park.
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Destinations
- Lake Shikotsu — a volcanic caldera lake renowned for its transparent waters
- Lake Toya — right next to Mt. Usu, one of Japan's most active volcanoes
- Noboribetsu — the most famous hot spring resort in Hokkaido
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