Lake Toya and Yet More Rain!

Recently we stayed at Lake Toya, which is a large beautiful lake surrounded by national parks. It is all very picturesque, however heavy rain put a stop to any long range exploring. We did take the ferry to the islands at the centre of the lake, where on better days you can take a hiking trail around the island.

The town we stayed in was called “Toya Onsen Town”, which gives you an idea of the sort of facilities on offer. It was a very nice onsen but did not have a huge amount to do otherwise. One highlight of Toya was the fireworks display put on each night by boats on the lake. They travel around the lake and put on the show for the customers in each hotel – our room had a great view of the lake and the associated fireworks.

One thing about Lake Toya is that the rain cleared enough to give me a chance to take one of my favourite shots of the trip:


The photostream from Lake Toya is available here.