Lake Tōya

Lake Tōya is a volcanic caldera lake in Shikotsu-Toya National Park, , , . It is part of "Toya Caldera and Usu Volcano Global Geopark" which joins in Global Geoparks Network.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: crater lake in Hokkaido, Japan
  • Also known as: “jezioro Toya”, “jezioro Tōya”, “Lac Toya”, “Lago Toya”, “Toya”, “Toya järv”, “Toya Lake”, “Toya-ko”, “Toya-See”, “도야코”, “토야 호”, and “토야코”
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Places of Interest

Highlights: 大黒殿.

Shinto shrine
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is a Shinto shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sobetsu.

Town
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Sōbetsu is a town located in , , Japan. is situated 6 km south of Lake Tōya.

Lake Tōya

Latitude
42.60389° or 42° 36′ 14″ north
Longitude
140.87028° or 140° 52′ 13″ east
Elevation
80 metres (262 feet)
Open location code
8RJ2JV3C+H4
Geo­Names ID
2127669
Wiki­data ID
Q1323974
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Lake Tōya” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بحيرة تويا”
  • Armenian: “Տոյա (լիճ)”
  • Armenian: “Տոյա”
  • Basque: “Tōya aintzira”
  • Burmese: “တိုးယကန်”
  • Catalan: “Tōya-ko”
  • Cebuano: “Tōya-ko”
  • Chinese: “洞爷湖”
  • Chinese: “洞爺湖”
  • Czech: “Toja-ko”
  • Dutch: “Lake Tōya”
  • Estonian: “Tōya järv”
  • French: “lac Tōya”
  • French: “Lac Tōya”
  • German: “Tōya-See”
  • Indonesian: “Danau Tōya”
  • Italian: “Lago Tōya”
  • Japanese: “洞爺湖”
  • Korean: “도야호”
  • Literary Chinese: “洞爺湖”
  • Lithuanian: “Toja”
  • Polish: “Tōya”
  • Portuguese: “Lago Tōya”
  • Russian: “Тоя (озеро)”
  • Russian: “Тоя”
  • Spanish: “Lago Tōya”
  • Thai: “ทะเลสาบโทยะ”
  • Turkish: “Tōya Gölü”
  • Ukrainian: “Озеро Тоя”
  • Ukrainian: “Тоя”
  • Yue Chinese: “洞爺湖”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Nakatoya and Tōya.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Naka-jima and Kannon Island.

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