Tōyako, Hokkaido

Tōyako

洞爺湖町
Tōyako 洞爺湖町
Town
	View of Tōyako
	Flag Seal
	Location of Tōyako in Hokkaido (Iburi Subprefecture)
	Tōyako Location in Japan
	Coordinates: 42°33′N 140°46′E / 42.550°N 140.767°ECoordinates: 42°33′N 140°46′E / 42.550°N 140.767°E
Country	Japan
Region	Hokkaido
Prefecture	Hokkaido (Iburi Subprefecture)
District	Abuta (Iburi)
Government
• Mayor	Yoshio Nagasaki
Area
• Total	180.54 km2 (69.71 sq mi)
Population (September 30, 2016)
• Total	9,231
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	58 Sakae-chō, Tōyako-chō, Abuta-gun, Hokkaido; 049-5692
Website	http://www.town.toyako.hokkaido.jp/
Symbols
Flower	Viola mandshurica, Rhododendron
Tree	Cherry blossom, Sorbus commixta

Tōyako (洞爺湖町, Tōyako-chō) is a town in Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It was formed on March 23, 2006, through the merger of the town of Abuta and the village of Tōya. As of 30 September 2016^[update], the town has an estimated population of 9,231, and a population density of 51 persons per km². The total area is 180.54 km².^[1]

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

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.^[2]

Famous sights

Shikotsu-Tōya National Park
- Lake Tōya
- Mount Usu
The Windsor Hotel Toya Resort & Spa, the main conference site of 34th G8 summit

The volcanic crater of Mount Usu, with Tōyako on the left

Notable people from Tōyako

Mashiro Ayano, singer

References

^ 洞爺湖町へようこそ Archived 2012-02-26 at the Wayback Machine Town of Tōyako
^ 来夏サミット開催地、洞爺湖地域に決まる Sankei Shinbun

External links

Official Website (in Japanese)

[1] 洞爺湖町へようこそ Archived 2012-02-26 at the Wayback Machine Town of Tōyako

[2] 来夏サミット開催地、洞爺湖地域に決まる Sankei Shinbun

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