is a town in Abuta District

Abuta District, Hokkaido

is a district located in Iburi and Shiribeshi Subprefectures in Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 31,526 and a density of 28.30 persons per km²...

, Iburi Subprefecture

Iburi Subprefecture

is a subprefecture of Hokkaidō, Japan.- Geography :Located in south-central Hokkaido, Iburi stretches East-West and North-South. Iburi covers an area of . Iburi borders Oshima subprefecture to the West, Shiribeshi, Ishikari, and Sorachi subprefectures to the North, and Hidaka subprefecture to the...

, Hokkaidō

Hokkaido

, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. This town was formed on 23 March 2006 through the merger of the town Abuta

Abuta, Hokkaido

was a town located in Abuta District, Iburi, Hokkaidō, Japan.On March 27, 2006 Abuta was merged with the town of Tōya, also from Abuta District, to form the town of Tōyako....

 and the village of Tōya

Toya, Hokkaido

was a village located in Abuta District, Iburi, Hokkaidō, Japan.On March 27, 2006 Tōya was merged with the town of Abuta, also from Abuta District, to form the town of Tōyako....

. Population as of 31 March 2008 was 10,671.

The name of the town was derived from the nearby Lake Tōya

Lake Toya

is a volcanic caldera lake in Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Abuta District, Hokkaidō, Japan. The stratovolcano of Mount Usu lies on the southern rim of the caldera. The lake is nearly circular, being 10 kilometers in diameter from east-west and 9 kilometers from North-South. The lakes biggest town,...

 (Tōyako).

G8 summit

On April 23, 2007, the town and its surrounding area was announced as the site of the 2008 summer G8 summit

34th G8 summit

The 34th G8 summit took place in on the northern island of Hokkaidō, Japan from July 7–9, 2008. The locations of previous summits to have been hosted by Japan include: Tokyo ; and Nago, Okinawa . The G8 Summit has evolved beyond being a gathering of world political leaders...

. Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe

Shinzo Abe

was the 90th Prime Minister of Japan, elected by a special session of the National Diet on 26 September 2006. He was Japan's youngest post–World War II prime minister and the first born after the war. Abe served as prime minister for nearly twelve months, before resigning on 12 September 2007...

 reportedly chose the area because of its proximity to many famous sightseeing grounds, such as Lake Tōya

Lake Toya

is a volcanic caldera lake in Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Abuta District, Hokkaidō, Japan. The stratovolcano of Mount Usu lies on the southern rim of the caldera. The lake is nearly circular, being 10 kilometers in diameter from east-west and 9 kilometers from North-South. The lakes biggest town,...

 and Tōyako Onsen

Onsen

An is a term for hot springs in the Japanese language, though the term is often used to describe the bathing facilities and inns around the hot springs. As a volcanically active country, Japan has thousands of onsen scattered along its length and breadth...

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Famous sights

• Shikotsu-Tōya National Park
  Shikotsu-Toya National Park
  is a national park in the central part of the island of Hokkaidō, Japan. Named after the volcanic caldera lakes of Lake Shikotsu and Lake Tōya, it has a total area of 993.02 square kilometers...
  
  
  • Lake Tōya
    Lake Toya
    is a volcanic caldera lake in Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Abuta District, Hokkaidō, Japan. The stratovolcano of Mount Usu lies on the southern rim of the caldera. The lake is nearly circular, being 10 kilometers in diameter from east-west and 9 kilometers from North-South. The lakes biggest town,...
    
    
  • Mount Yōtei
    Mount Yotei
    is an active stratovolcano located in Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is also called , because it resembles the more famous Mount Fuji. The mountain is also known as and . It is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan.-Geology:...
    
    

• The Windsor Hotel Toya Resort & Spa
  The Windsor Hotel Toya Resort & Spa
  is a resort hotel located in Tōyako, Abuta, Hokkaidō, Japan. Managed by The Windsor Hotels International, the Windsor Hotel Toya Resort & Spa was the main conference site of 34th G8 summit, which is to be the fifth G8 summit to take place in Japan.- History :...
  
  - the main conference site of 34th G8 summit.

External links

• Town of Tōyako (Japanese)

• Lake Toya Guide (English, Japanese, Chinese)

• Tōya Usu Geopark (English, Japanese)