 Most viewed - Northern Lake Toya 北洞爺湖（洞爺湖町） |
With buckets and water testing kits, they do their testing.849 views
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After bicycling through eastern Lake Toya, I continue my trip around Lake Toya as I head north, entering Toyako town.573 views
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Toya Shonen Shizen no Ie (Toya Nature House for Youth) is a lodging and seminar facility. 道立洞爺少年自然の家570 views
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Nakajima islands and swan, Lake Toya, Hokkaido545 views
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Lake Toya and swan, Hokkaido539 views
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Near the Toya Mizunoeki is Toya High School whose Environment Club regularly take water samples from Lake Toya to test the lake's water quality. They go behind the Toya Mozunoeki and take water samples with plastic buckets.506 views
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Lake Toya and swans, Hokkaido496 views
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Ukimido pagoda, Lake Toya, Hokkaido 浮見堂463 views
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Sculpture: by Aiko Miyawaki, 宮脇 愛子「うつろひ」 This is at the western edge of Toyako Onsen. It was past 5 pm when I got back to Toyako Onsen by bicycle.435 views
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Sculpture: Recovery, by Rei Nibe 二部 黎「復活」431 views
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Right side of Ukimido pagoda, Lake Toya.419 views
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This refrigerated warehouse for vegetables uses winter snow as the coolant, reducing the electricity bill.381 views
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Vinyl house378 views
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Reeds barely grow here.361 views
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Sculpture: Dreamy Lake View, by Masafumi Maita 眞板 雅文「湖景夢想」359 views
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One girl takes notes as the others give her their test results.357 views
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Sculpture: I was…I will, by Masaru Bando 坂東 優「I was（過去）…I will（未来）」346 views
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Inside Kannon hut.343 views
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Northern Lake Toya includes the Takarada Nature Footpath along the lake shore. 財田自然観察道340 views
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Ukimido339 views
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Mt. Usu and Toyako Onsen in the distance.339 views
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Inside Toya Mizunoeki338 views
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Inside Toya Mizunoeki334 views
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Takarada Nature Footpath along the lake shore.333 views
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The Matsuhashi family later moved away from Toya village and entrusted the statue to a local temple.333 views
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Sculpture: Alveolus, by Goro Kakei 掛井 五郎「胞」331 views
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Another nesting swan.330 views
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Inside the refrigerated warehouse. There are two large rooms, one is filled with snow (seen in the back wall) and the other has the produce.330 views
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Well-placed sculpture at Ukimido: Dream Toya, by Mitsuaki Sora, 空 充秋「夢洞爺」327 views
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Silo Lookout Point in western Lake Toya is not on the lakeside road. It is on a highway running almost parallel to the lakeside road. Not really accessible by bicycle.327 views
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Nakajima islands as seen from northern Lake Toya.325 views
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G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit Welcome sign on window of Toya Mizunoeki in northern Lake Toya.325 views
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Toya Mizunoeki, a local shopping place and rest house in northern Lake Toya. A good place to rest, eat, and inquire at the tourist info counter. とうや水の駅324 views
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Silo Lookout Point324 views
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The students do various tests, each one does a specific task. 洞爺高等学校323 views
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The Ukimido houses a small statue of Prince Shotoku Taishi. Inside, it still looks quite new.322 views
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Northern Lake Toya320 views
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Inside Toya Mizunoeki, they sell local produce, tourist souvenirs, etc.320 views
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The sculpture on the right: Wave Play, by Kyuzaemon Orihara 折原 久左ェ門「波遊」320 views
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Takarada Nature Footpath along the lake shore. 財田自然観察道319 views
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For nitrate.319 views
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G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit welcome banner at a gas station in northern Lake Toya.317 views
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Cherry blossoms and Ukimido pagoda.317 views
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A path of stones lead to the Ukimido.317 views
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Nakajima islands as seen from western Lake Toya.315 views
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Silo Lookout Point315 views
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Cherry blossoms and Toyako Onsen in the distance.315 views
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Upon the wishes of the local people, they built the Ukimido pagoda in 1937 and put the Shotoku Taishi statue on the altar inside. They also started the annual Shotoku Taishi Festival every July.314 views
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Pier313 views
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G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit welcome sign on entrance of Toya Mizunoeki.313 views
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Color charts are used to assess the water quality. This is for phosphoric acid.313 views
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Around 1912, a Buddhist priest traveling north reached Toya village and rested at the Matsuhashi home. He gave a statue of Prince Shotoku Taishi to the family and said that they and the village shall prosper by taking care of it.312 views
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Personal computers for public use inside Toya Mizunoeki in northern Lake Toya. Notice the G8 Summit flags.311 views
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How the lake was formed.310 views
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Inside Toya Mizunoeki, fresh vegetables for sale.309 views
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View of Lake Toya behind Toya Mizunoeki.309 views
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Ukimido pagoda juts out into the lake on a narrow islet connected by a stone bridge.308 views
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Behind Ukimido pagoda, Lake Toya308 views
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Balcony facing the lake on the upper floor of Toya Mizunoeki.306 views
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Ukimido Park306 views
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More cherry trees.306 views
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Snow in the refrigerated warehouse. In winter, they use a snow plow/blower to shoot the snow into the room. The temperature is adjusted by ceiling fans and the wall shutters which can open or close.305 views
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Takarada Nature Footpath along the lake shore. 財田自然観察道304 views
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The lake shore behind the Toya Mizunoeki also has swans.303 views
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Left side of Ukimido pagoda, Lake Toya303 views
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After the water testing is done, they throw back the water into the lake.303 views
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However, on Oct. 15, 2003, the Ukimido was struck by lightning and both the building and Shotoku Taishi statue were lost in the fire.302 views
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Outside Toya Mizunoeki fronting Lake Toya.298 views
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Near the Silo Lookput Point is this large refrigerated warehouse for vegetables operated by the Toya JA agricultural cooperative. 野菜貯蔵用雪蔵（雪エネルギー利用)298 views
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Nesting swan297 views
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Nakajima islands296 views
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Ukimido means "floating view temple."296 views
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Kannon hut in Tsukiura. Here and there in Lake Toya are Kannon statues.296 views
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View from the Ukimido's tiny balcony.293 views
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Lakeside road in western Lake Toya.293 views
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Take home your trash!292 views
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Cherry blossoms and Nakajima islands292 views
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Northern Lake Toya291 views
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The Ukimido is the focal point of the lakeside Ukimido Park.291 views
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Another major sight in Lake Toya is the Ukimido pagoda in northern Lake Toya.290 views
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Local residents then launched a project to rebuild the Ukimido and through numerous donations, a new Ukimido and Shotoku Taishi altar statue was completed in July 2004.290 views
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Nakajima islands as seen from northern Lake Toya. They seem to look the same from whichever direction. Totally conical islands.286 views
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For Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD).286 views
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Nakajima islands as seen from western Lake Toya.276 views
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View behind the Ukimido pagoda, with the Nakajima islands.275 views
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