Tōyako, Hokkaido

Template:Infobox City Japan Tōyako (洞爺湖町, Tōyako-chō) is a town in Abuta District, Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan. This town was formed on 23 March 2006 through the merger of the town Abuta and the village of Tōya. Population as of 31 March 2008 was 10,671.

The name of the town was derived from the nearby Lake Tōya (Tōyako).

G8 summit

On April 23, 2007, the town and its surrounding area was announced as the site of the 2008 summer G8 summit. Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe reportedly chose the area because of its proximity to many famous sightseeing grounds, such as Lake Tōya and Tōyako Onsen.

Famous sights

• Shikotsu-Tōya National Park
  • Lake Tōya
  • Mount Yōtei

• The Windsor Hotel Toya Resort & Spa - the main conference site of 34th G8 summit.

Gallery

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  Lake Tōya by night
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  Small island
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  Farm house and crops
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  Restaurant and flowers

External links

• Town of Tōyako (Japanese)

• Lake Toya Guide (English, Japanese, Chinese)

• Tōya Usu Geopark (English, Japanese)