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Toyako, Hokkaido / 洞爺湖（洞爺湖温泉）

Lake Toya and Toyako Onsen

Japan's third-largest caldera lake, with Mt. Usu and Mt. Yotei in view and a lakeside hot-spring town that holds a 20-minute firework show every night from late April to October.

Lake Toya and its central islands seen from a hillside, with forest in front
Lake Toya from a hillside (photo taken September 2013)Photo: 663highland / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5 (resized) · License · Source

Last official check

25 Sept 2026

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Next scheduled check

24 Dec 2026

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Before you go

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Getting there

Nearest station: JR Toya, then Donan Bus or taxi (about 20 min to Toyako Onsen). By limited express about 1.5 hours from New Chitose Airport (change at Minami-Chitose) or from Hakodate (another section of the same page says about 2 hours from Hakodate). Donan Bus from Sapporo Station to Toyako Onsen about 2 h 45 min (reservation required). By car about 2 h 10 min from Sapporo via Route 230; from New Chitose Airport, Chitose IC to Abuta-Toyako IC is 109.1 km.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Parking

For the fireworks, use the free public car parks.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
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Address: Toyako, Hokkaido (Japanese address: 北海道虻田郡洞爺湖町洞爺湖温泉142)

Official site: https://www.laketoya.com/

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Busiest season

45th Lake Toya Long-Run Fireworks: every night from April 28 to October 31, 2026, 20:45-21:05 (about 20 min), over the lake at Toyako Onsen. Held in rain; may be cancelled if the wind is unstable.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
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Visiting respectfully

  • Local etiquetteThe town has 10 hand baths and 2 foot baths. The lakeside Toron-no-yu foot bath is open 9:00-22:00 from April 28 to October 31 (10:00-16:00 from November 1); Yakushi-no-yu 9:00-22:00 in the same period (10:00-20:00 from November 1).Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
  • Local etiquetteThe tourist information centre in the hot-spring town (Toyako Onsen 142) is open 9:00-17:00, with help in Japanese and English.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site

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