About this location: Lake Toya
Lake Toya, a caldera in Shikotsu-Toya National Park, offers views of Mt. Yotei across the water, traces of the 2000 Mt. Usu eruption, Nakajima island nature, and nightly summer fireworks (April–October). Shoot from the onsen town or lakeside promenade.
Key features
- Toya Summit Memorial Observatory — atop Cape Shirenbi, capturing the lake, Nakajima, and Mt. Yotei («Ezo Fuji») in one frame
- Nightly Fireworks (April–October) — 20:45–21:05, 450 shots, the world's longest-running fireworks display; the reflection on the lake is essential
- Mt. Usu — a 737 m active volcano; a ropeway leads to the summit, offering grand views over Lake Toya and Uchiura Bay
- Showa-Shinzan — a 398 m «new mountain» that emerged in the 1944–45 eruption; its red-brown slopes are striking and globally rare
- Nakajima — four islands at the lake's center reachable by ferry, with primeval forest and Hokkaido sika deer
