The big poplar tree near the pier had played the role like a lighthouse for the operator of the ships for regular sightseeing cruise. It is about 120 years old and the oldest among the existing poplar trees in Hokkaido.
For the residents in this area, the tree is the symbol of the life with the circumference of 6.6 meters. Before the age of automobiles,the regular cruise ships were used by the local residents so frequently.
In Meiji Era, steam boats using the wood logs to burn were the main driving force but in Taisho Era, it turned to the engine boats. After the roads around the lake were paved, the main carrier of the local residents became the automobiles and the regular boat carriers disappeared. But after the area including Lake Toya had been designated as a National Park, the area attracted the attention of the people as a popular place to visit for sightseeing and the cruise boat for sightseeing took the place.
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