| Cost per night | ¥5000 - ¥19,000 per person (depending on plan) |
| Check-in | 14:00 |
| Check-out | 10:00 |
| Contact | 0142-75-2111 http://www.toyakanko.com/ for reservations |
| Restaurant | Yes & bar facilities |
| Wi-fi | Yes |
| Notes | Onsen available, souvenir shop, lake views karaoke room, games room, banquet hall, smoking & non smoking rooms, western & Japanese rooms Parking available |
| Location | Located in Toyako Onsen on the southern side of Lake Toya 33 Toyako Onsen, Toyako-cho, Abuta-gun, Hokkaido 049-5721 |
The foyer area
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| Cooking-oriented plan | This plan focuses on seasonal cooking such as 'Seasonal Wagyu (Nagomi)' which changes the menu every 3 months between spring, summer, autumn and winter. |
| Cheap plan | This plan includes a set menu at the restaurant, plus a discount for the hot springs. A ¥1000 coupon is available for eating out on the town. |
| Plan with private bath | This plan is suitable for children and couples. This plan includes a private bath. You will need to reserve a time to use the bath via email or phone. Dinner is delivered in room. |
| Bedrock bathing plan | Dinner depends on room. This plan includes a private bedrock bath. Reservation time needed. |
| Plan with sightseeing ticket | This plan includes tickets for tourist facilities and sightseeing spots nearby. |
| Plan for couples | Dinner served in room. This plan is recommended for couples including private baths, cuisine. |
| Family plans | Dinner served in room. A popular plan for families. Reasonable price plus sightseeing ticket included. |
| Business trip or solo plan | Plans for business travelers and those traveling alone. Options include overnight breakfast and meal vouchers that allow you to eat in town. |
Foyer area
| Panoramic outdoor bath | 13:00 - 10:00 (all night) Enjoy the views in this outdoor hot spring |
| Cave bath | 13:00 - 23:00 Indoor hot spring shaped into a cave formation. Includes sauna with TV |
| Open air private hot spring | 13:00 - 24:30 ¥3000 for 50 minutes. Reservations only. get key from front desk before entering |
| Radium bedrock bath | 13:00 - 23:00 ¥1200 for 60 minutes. A bedrock bath does not use water, just lying on a floor with stones. Mixed for couples |
| Day trip bath for public | 7:00 - 10:00 (panoramic baths) ¥520 Adults ¥310 children 13:00 - 21:00 ¥720 Adults ¥410 children *Private baths and bedrock bath can be used though fees apply |
How to get to the hotel. Using JR train, from Sapporo station, take the Limited Express Hokuto/Super Hokuto (bound for Hakodate) and get off at Toya Station. It will take 1 hour and 50 minutes. From Chitose airport transfer at Minami Chitose Station and take the Limited Express Hokuto/Super Hokuto (bound for Hakodate), and get off at Toya Station. It takes 1 hour and 30 minutes. From JR Toya station take the Donan Bus (to Toyako Onsen). It takes approx. 25 minutes at ¥320, or it’s a 15 minute taxi ride.
The hotel does offer a shuttle service but need to contact them first.
By car, it is a 1 hour 50 minute drive on national route 230 from Sapporo. By bus, from Sapporo station take the Donan Bus (express) to Toyako Onsen via Nakayama Pass. The bus station is in front of Bic Camera at Sapporo station. The travel time is 2 hours and 40 minutes. One way is ¥2700, round trip will cost you ¥4790.
| Admission | Free |
| Opening Hours | 9:00 - 17:00 |
| Closed | Tuesdays |
| Contact | 014-275-3088 |
| Notes | Access from Smile Garden Cafe |
| Location / Getting There | Southern edge of Lake Toya. Located in central Toya Onsen district. 35-17 Tōyakoonsen, Toyako, Abuta-gun, Hokkaido 049-5721 |
Cadillac Fleetwood V12
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The 1987 Ferrari Testarossa
The car gallery is free to get in. Finding your way in may seem tricky as there is no obvious entrance. To actually get into the showroom you will need to enter the large white building next door, and head into the Smile Garden Cafe. The staff here will direct you to the entrance which is on the left hand side at the back. Once in, you are free to wander around and take a look at automobiles here. You can see a 1974 Morgan, a lovely 1972 Chevrolet Corvette, a 1965 Triumph TR series, a Porsche 356, the 1987 Ferrari Testarossa, and a 1961 Mercedes Benz to name a few.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥1000 |
| Opening Hours | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Closed | Tuesdays |
| Contact | 0142-75-3077 |
| Notes | Restaurant & small goods store, seating 40, Wifi available, English menu with pictures |
| Location / Getting There | Southern edge of Lake Toya. Located in central Toya Onsen district. 35-17 Tōyakoonsen, Toyako, Abuta-gun, Hokkaido 049-5721 |
Cheese curry lunch set
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Homely surroundings
The restaurant has pictures and has English translations making it easy to order your meal. The menu has mainly rice and pasta dishes such as delicious rice curries, chicken doria (a Japanese style casserole dish with cream sauce), pilafs, and pizzas. The lunch set menu has three options which comes with a drink, a salad, and a chocolate cake dessert! You can savor your meal in homely surroundings. You can also enjoy cakes and the tea & coffee menu. Smile Garden Cafe also has a small stand, selling homemade items that you can take a look at.
| Cost per night | ¥2000 large tent ¥700 small tent |
| Open | April - November |
| Closed | Winter |
| Contact | - |
| Notes | Lakeside campsite, Washing area, Toilets, Parking, Summer night time fireworks |
| Location / Getting There | Located on the northern side on Lake Toya. 2 hour drive from Sapporo 100 Tōyamachi, Toyako, Abuta-gun, Hokkaido 049-5802 |
Wisteria orchard
The Ko Park Camping Ground can be found on the northern shores of Lake Toya. It a nice strip of grassland where you can pitch your tent, overlooking the placid water of the lake. By the campground there are sculptures, a wisteria orchard, a beach area, plus a small shrine, and a nice walking path around the grounds. It is also within a five minute walk to Ukimido Park. The campground is easily accessed via the road, and there is a parking lot right next the grounds.
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One of the artworks along the campground
The campground has toilet facilities and also a garbage disposal area to keep the area clean. Everyday, the ground staff (wearing orange jackets) will come around and charge the fee depending on your size of tent, so keep your wallet handy. When it comes to food, fires contained within a cooking stove is allowed. There is a convenience store about a ten minute walk away. Across from the campground is a Vietnamese restaurant (though often closed), and a Japanese izakaya, and also, down the road is Cafe Lake Toya. Last but not least, at 20:45 there is a fireworks display which can be seen on the other side of the lake. The fireworks display is held every night, except for winter.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥500 - ¥2000 |
| Opening Hours | 10:30 - 21:00 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 0142-82-3031 |
| Notes | Restaurant, coffee shop & gallery space, English menu available, No parking, outside seating (smoking), seating 40, credit card accepted |
| Location / Getting There | Located on the south west side of lake Toya, in the Lake Toya Hot Spring district 40-11 Toyakoonsen, Toyako, Abuta District, Hokkaido 049-5721 |
Delicious roast chicken meal
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Relax with a coffee
For appetizers there are Italian Olives, Fried Potato With Truffle Salt, or Fried Chicken. Inside there are artworks for customers to enjoy. As the name suggests, Toya Art & Crafts focuses on local craft blended with good local produce, wine & coffee. They have some delicious organic wines, and Hokkaido craft beers to choose from such as an Otaru Pilsner or the North Island Brown to name a few. Finally, with outside seating, you can sit back and enjoy a nice cup of tea, or coffee. The large tables inside are available for reservations making the restaurant a good place for parties as well as for small groups or couples.
| Admission | Free admission |
| Opening Hours | - |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 0142-82-5111 |
| Notes | Parking available Walking paths Sightseeing spot |
| Location / Getting There |
Ukimido Park is a great sightseeing spot and a good place to get some photos on the shores of Lake Toya. The park can be easily recognized by its stone sculptures and its small outcrop where the iconic shrine is located. The shrine, surrounded by the tranquil waters of Lake Toya make for a great photography opportunity, in any kind of season. The shrine is only a five minute walk from the main car park, which is located on the northern side of lake.
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The park has paths that intertwine making for a pleasant walk through the warmer months. The park, as with most of the parks around Lake Toya, has large sculptures arranged around its grounds. The small island that the shrine is on, was once part of a hill that was formed when the caldera was formed 110,000 years ago. Ruins from this period, known as the Jomon period, can be found around this small island! The large car park that sits right next to the park has plenty of spaces so parking is not a problem.
