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Hokkaido Island has many beautiful places. No wonder most northern island in Japan has become the mainstay of domestic and foreign tourist destination.
One of the places most frequently visited is Lake Toya in Toyako. Incidentally in this cool city on 7-9 July the leaders of eight developed countries will gather in the G-8 Summit.
G-8 Summit organizing committee deliberately chose this place because besides having a charming scenery, it also contains the history of Mount Usu, the most active volcano that erupted every 30 years.
According to the story, the blue waters of Lake Toya which is formed from volcanic activity of Mount Usu hundreds of years ago.
If we stand at the highest location at The Windsor Hotel Toya Resort & Spa, a place to stay the leaders of the G-8, the scenery was breathtaking. If it is not shrouded in fog at any time can go down, we can enjoy the vast Pacific Ocean that lies on the east side.
While in the west, seemed Lake Toya faithful accompany Mount Usu and Mount Showa Shinzan that look dashing. Two of this scenery that will accompany the leaders of the G-8 talks talking about the global economy, world oil prices and global warming.
It takes approximately two hours by bus to reach Lake Toya from Chitose Airport, Sapporo.
Along the way, you will see a stretch of forest, agricultural areas are interspersed with the township residents. Green landscape typical of Hokkaido. Therefore, a lot of natural energy projects developed in the prefecture (province) of Hokkaido this.
For the first time come to Hokkaido, do not worry. Information and data complete with photographs of the locations we are going are all available in Toyako Visiter Center located in Shikotsu-Toya National Park.
From this place, you can enjoy views of Lake Toya eight different ways that cycling will be guided by an instructor. You can walk around the lake while enjoying the cool air with cycling. Distance traveled about 36 miles. This will be an exciting eco-adventures.
Well, for those who like to learn the history of how powerful the explosion of Mount Usu, you can come to the Volcano Science Museum that were located not far from Toyako Visiter Center. This museum was built at the foot of Mount Usu is a major actor in the history of Toyako.
In this museum, all the stories about the awesomeness of the eruption of Mount Usu recorded and documented very well.
In addition to being briefed directly by a special instructor with multi-language, you can see the direct evidence of volcanic eruption, began photographs, sound recordings, the video, a wrecked car wreck struck the rock, until the rail is bent due to heat clouds as eruption. All stored and well maintained in this museum.
Locals dubbed Mount Usu as a mountain that never lied. Therefore, although still very active, people around do not feel threatened at all by the eruptions. Because for four times the eruption, the last in 2000, none of the residents who died a victim.
According to one expert on volcanology, Mount Usu always give special signals before erupting. The form can drop in heat clouds, earthquakes, or other signs that understood the local residents.
As a result, residents with their own consciousness fled to a safer place and back again a few days after the eruption is complete. That’s Mount Usu habit when going to wake up from sleep.
From museums to the nearest place on the volcano Mount Usu takes ten minutes.
You need not bother to climb because the supplied cable car called Uzuzan Ropeway.
With this train, visitors can enjoy beautiful views from a height of 1370 meters before heading to Toyako Viewing Platform in Sanchou Station, stop this train.
For those who love photography, this is the best location for jeprat-snap. Bird’s-eye view indefinitely in the direction of Lake Toya and Mt Showa-Shinzan you can enjoy. Not satisfied, you may climb for 7 minutes for a close look at the crater of Mount Usu. Here you can also see the vast Pacific Ocean.
Descending from the crater, you bisamenikmatimakanankhas Japan in a top restaurant in there that is located slightly below the crater. In addition to unwind, you can enjoy a meal with beautiful mountain panorama.
For those who want to buy souvenirs to souvenirs, do not be confused. Below, are a row of souvenir shops full of local crafts with style and shape. And, importantly, affordable.