New Chitose Airport 1 hr 22
Lake Tōya (37 min) Popular resort area centered on a caldera lake with islands, boat tours & hot-spring baths. Usuzan Ropeway (17 min) Recreational tramway providing rides to elevated views of Lake Tōya & Mount Usu's volcanic crater. Roadside station Date rekishi-no-mori (8 min) Yosomiyama (22 min) Mountain and volcano Longrun fireworks (24 min) Toyako Visitor Center (22 min) Small museum featuring exhibits on Mt. Ursu's volcanic past & the history of the local lake. Mount Usu (18 min) 2,405-ft. high active volcano offering a pedestrian walkway to a lookout point with sweeping vistas. Showa Shinzan Bear Ranch (17 min) Bears, lake, hot spring, volcano, and zoo Lake Toya Hot Spring (22 min) Picturesque caldera lake surrounded by walking trails, hot-springs resorts & an active volcano. Nishiyama Crater Walking Trail (24 min) Trails wind past abandoned buildings to a crater formed by Mount Usu, which last erupted in 2001. Usu Zenkoji Temple (14 min) Shikotsu Toya National Park Silo Observation Deck (33 min) 三松正夫記念館 (15 min) Exhibits of a local man's sketches, photographs & diagrams documenting nearby volcanic activity. Shōwa-shinzan (17 min) Prominent lava dome standing at 1,306-ft. & emitting volcanic smoke into the air. Hakucho Bridge (24 min) |