Tōyako, Hokkaidō

Tōyako, Hokkaidō

Infobox City Japan
Name= Tōyako
JapaneseName= 洞爺湖町
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Region= Hokkaidō
Prefecture= Hokkaidō
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Area_km2= 180.54
PopDate= March, 2008
Population= 10,671
Density_km2= 61.6
Coords= coord|42|33|N|140|46|E|region:JP_type:city
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Mayor= Yoshio Nagasaki
CityHallPostalCode= 049-5692
CityHallAddress= 58 Sakae-chō, Tōyako-chō, Abuta-gun, Hokkaidō
CityHallPhone= 0142-76-2121
CityHallLink= [http://www.town.toyako.hokkaido.jp/index.jsp Town of Tōyako]
nihongo|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 [ [http://www.sankei.co.jp/seiji/seisaku/070423/ssk070423004.htm 来夏サミット開催地、洞爺湖地域に決まる] Sankei Shinbun] .

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

References

External links

* [http://www.town.toyako.hokkaido.jp/ Town of Tōyako] (Japanese)
* [http://www.laketoyaguide.com/ Lake Toya Guide] (English, Japanese, Chinese)


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