Shirogane Blue Pond Winter

If its canceled due to poor weather youll be offered a different date or a full refund. Blue pond aoi ike is a man made pond feature in biei hokkaido japanit is the result of works on the biei river carried out after the 1988 eruption of mount tokachi to protect the town of biei from volcanic mudflowsthe colour is thought to result from the accidental presence of colloidal aluminium hydroxide in the water. It is one of the ponds that were a by product of creating a dam at the biei river.
shirogane blue pond winter

If youre in the area in the middle of winter i would recommend to visit the nearby shirahige read more.

Shirogane blue pond winter. Some travellers and photographers love it as the lights constantly change the colour. Depending on the weather and the season it can change from a milky light blue to a deep green turquoise. October 2015 ask ho2709 about shirogane blue pond. What i saw at the shirogane blue pond and shirahige falls in biei were undoubtedly worth the visit.

During winter months the evenings have a fairytale atmosphere as the blue pond area is illuminated. The blue pond outside the hot spring town of shirogane onsen is named after is deep blue color which it owes to natural minerals dissolved in the water. Just make sure you dont miss the last bus to biei. We could still see the blue colour of the water in the river beside the pond.

The shirogane blue pond gets its name from its unreal looking blue waters. Luckily for me i visited this amazing pond with the first snow. And that is what the blue pond is supposed to look like and approximately looked like in autumn. Though the blue pond was off limits to the public during winter up until 2013 it began its tradition of being illuminated in winter since december 2014.

The shirogane blue pond is an artificially created pond and it is rather new. Coming from sapporo a 3 hour coach ride or half that time if you get the jr shinkansen to asahikawa single way prompted an early morning start. The blue pond aoiike outside the hot spring town of shirogane onsen is named after is deep blue color which it owes to natural minerals dissolved in the water. Damage caused by typhoon mindulle in august 2016.

The tour will not visit shirogane blue pond on winter travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level this experience requires good weather. Still in good spirits we decided to carry on walking to shirogane onsen to get some food take a bath in the hot springs and see the shirogane waterfall. Others say its not worth the effort as its rather cold and not as impressive. The sight of the pond being completely covered in pure white snow and lit up adds to its alluring power that tempts you to visit this fairytale like dreamscape.

A worthwhile day trip to visit the shirogane blue pond and shirahige falls in biei hokkaido.