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.
Last official check
25 Sept 2026
Traveler reports
0
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Next scheduled check
24 Dec 2026
Before you go
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- Opening hours
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- Admission
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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 the official site- Parking
For the fireworks, use the free public car parks.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site- Payment
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- Accessibility
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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/
Location
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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 the official site- Latest traveler report
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Traveler crowd data by time of day appears after 5 traveler reports (0 so far).
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 the official 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 the official site
Verification log
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://www.laketoya.com/event/fireworks/Hours, access, parking and seasons read from a tourism organization's site.
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://www.laketoya.com/access/Access, facilities and coordinates read from a tourism organization's site.
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://www.laketoya.com/knowledge/Hours and description read from a tourism organization's site.