Mt. Usu
Konpira crater of Mt.Usu
Sōbetsu-cho, Usu District, Hokkaido
(0)142-75-2401
Access:
15 min. from JR Toyako Sta. by Donan Bus bound for Toyako Onsen
Get off at the Toyako Onsen Bus Terminal.
Change to Donan Bus bound for Showa Shinzan and get off after 15 min. at the last stop.
※No bus services to Showa Shinzan in winter.
15 min. from Date Interchange on the Do-oh Expressway to Mt. Showa Shinzan by car.
15 min. from JR Toyako Sta. by Donan Bus bound for Toyako Onsen
Get off at the Toyako Onsen Bus Terminal.
Change to Donan Bus bound for Showa Shinzan and get off after 15 min. at the last stop.
※No bus services to Showa Shinzan in winter.
15 min. from Date Interchange on the Do-oh Expressway to Mt. Showa Shinzan by car.
* Business days and hours are subject to change due to the influence of Novel Cornavirus (COVID-19).
It has erupted four times in the 20th century alone, and you can go see the crater made in 1977 by ropeway.
It was chosen along with Showa Shinzan to be included in the 100 Selected Geological Features of Japan, and the surrounding area is designated as a World Geopark and Japanese Geopark as Lake Toya Mount Usu Geopark."