Lake Toya is a mesmerizing caldera lake located in Hokkaido, Japan. It's renowned for its stunning beauty, surrounded by picturesque landscapes and often shrouded in mist, adding to its mystical allure. The lake sits within the Shikotsu-Toya National Park, offering visitors a range of outdoor activities such as hiking, boating, and hot springs. The nearby Mount Usu adds to the scenic charm, and the area is famous for its fireworks displays, especially during the summer Toya Lake Long-Run Fireworks Festival. Additionally, there are various resorts and accommodations around the lake, making it a popular destination for both locals and tourists seeking relaxation and natural beauty.

Freshwater lake in southwestern Hokkaido, Japan. Near Uchiura Bay. Part of Shikotsu-Toya National Park. Caldera Lake. It is about 10 kilometers in diameter, nearly circular, and covers an area of 70.72 square kilometers. Circumference 50 kilometers. The deepest point is 180.0 meters. The average water depth is 117.0 meters. The water storage capacity is 8.19 cubic kilometers. The lake is 84 meters above sea level. The northernmost limit of Japan's ice-free lake. Lake Toya Silo Observation Deck is the best place to take panoramic shots of Lake Toya. From here you can see all the natural landscapes around Lake Toya such as Lake Island, Mount Yotei, Showa Shinzan, and Mount Usu.

The bear ranch located near the entrance of the Showa Shinzan Ropeway is home to more than 100 purebred Hokkaido brown bears. Brown bears are the largest wild mammals in Hokkaido. You can feed brown bears in the bear ranch. When they see the food, the brown bears stand up and wave to tourists in a cute manner. They are naive and very cute. It is said that the horse oil here is very useful.Adults (junior high school students and above) 850 yen, children (6 years and above) 500 yen, please pay for yourself.

Visit Japan's only European-style place, where you can stroll along the ancient canal streets with your family and friends. Surrounded by warehouses built with red bricks and gray tiles since the Meiji Era, the tranquility of the canals drifts with a leisurely atmosphere. [Beiyi Shaozi Glass Museum] is famous for its glass workshop, where you can visit exquisite and diverse glass art crafts; [Music Box Hall] displays more than a thousand kinds of music boxes from all over the world, allowing you to be surrounded by beautiful rhythms and taste them. Hokkaido's famous cheesecake LETAO and other local specialties. Every winter around February, Otaru in the North welcomes the season of snow falling thousands of miles away. Glass floats (floating balls) that used to be tied to fishing nets will float on the Otaru canal. Charming candlelight shines on the mirror-like canal water, and the snowy scenery creates the most beautiful and romantic scene in Otaru in winter.