The picturesque lake was chosen as the location of the the G8 summit which Japan will host from July 7-9, 2008. The leaders of the world's eight major industrialized nations will meet at Windsor Hotel Toya Resort & Spa overlooking lake Toya (the pic). The lack attracts more than 4 million tourists a year.
Lake Tōya (洞爺湖, Tōya-ko) is a volcanic caldera lake in Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Abuta District, Hokkaidō, Japan. The stratovolcano of Mount Usu lies on the southern rim of the caldera. It is a nearly circular lake with 10 kilometers diameter in east-west direction and 9km in north-south direction. The main town is Tōyako Onsen, on the western shore.
Lake Tōya is said to be the northernmost lake in Japan that never ices due to thermal activity in the area, and the second most transparent lake in Japan. Nakano-shima, an island in the middle of the lake, houses the Tōya Lake Forest Museum.Click on the title link to view travel and sightseeing inf.
G8 Toyako summit special reports: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/G8_summit_2008.html
2 comments:
lake Toya, never ices?
Men ot neng? never it become an icy lake te? It is indeed beautiful,,,,
haha it must be true. u can see the explanation. anyway, i have never been to Hokkaido like u. u should have visited the lack. i wish i could, but...
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