Biei / Furano | Visiting Japan's most famous blue pond and lavender field (Hokkaido)　★☆ ☆

What is Biei / Furano?

Biei / Furano is a region located in the center of Hokkaido. (Near Asahikawa City)

Biei's "Blue Pond" has been adopted as a wallpaper for Mac and has become a famous tourist destination.

However, if you don't know when to visit and why the pond was created, you may be disappointed, so I will introduce it along with the notes.

The reason why the pond was created

In fact, the blue pond is not a natural product.

A small dam was built as a disaster countermeasure for a volcanic mudflow (like a debris flow caused by a volcano), and spring water was collected in the dam.

Therefore, the concrete is completely visible at the edge of the pond, and sandbags are also piled up.

To be honest, I felt like "I think nature created it. I've come all the way to the depths of Hokkaido ...".

Why the pond is blue

There are several "blue ponds" in the world, but the reason why they look blue is one of the following.

The reason for Biei's blue pond is ①,The cause is aluminum hydroxide dissolved in water.
(Blue light with a short wavelength is diffusely reflected = looks blue)

Rest assured that the spring water is natural.

Seasons and times when the blue pond looks beautiful

You need to be careful about the season you visit the blue pond.

In winter, the pond may freeze and be covered with snow, so it is safe to avoid it. (In winter, it is lit up instead)

From spring to early summer, when the thawed water comes in, the pond will not look beautiful blue.

SoThe recommended time is from July to October, and the time zone is from morning to afternoon when sunlight is easy to enter.It will be.

Even so, if it is cloudy on the day, the result will be a little disappointing, so I will introduce it next."Farm Tomita"We recommend that you go with the set.

What is Farm Tomita?

"Farm Tomita" is a famous tourist destination for lavender fields.

It is about 30 minutes by car from the blue pond.

The best time to see lavenderMid to late Julyis. (Photo taken on July 7th)

The best time to see it is too short, but there are flowers other than lavender, so you can enjoy it anytime from July to September.

Since the flowers are blooming all over, you can enjoy the nature that is typical of Hokkaido.

The location is perfect because it is located at a slightly higher altitude.

A lot of Furano gourmet

At the entrance of Farm Tomita, you can enjoy various Hokkaido gourmet foods.

If it rains and the scenery is disappointing, eat it and forget about it.

Furano Melon

Furano has a large daily temperature difference, so it is an environment suitable for melon cultivation.

You can eat such Furano melon in a cut size at a good price.
(When I went, it was 300 yen for one piece and 500 yen for two pieces.)

FURANO PIZZA by HOKKAIDO PIZZA giocoso

Please definitely eat the pizza here.

We are particular about making the best use of ingredients from Hokkaido, and it is open only from June to October.

I bought only one piece at the beginning and it was so delicious that I bought the second piece on my way home.

I think it is a level that can compete with the top level in Italy.
(I haven't eaten Italian pizza so much)

The main store in Asahikawa is open all year round, so be sure to visit it even in winter.

HOKKAIDO PIZZA giocoso official homepage

Pizza acrobatics performance

The pizza shop here spins the pizza doughPizza acrobaticsIt is a great skill of. (It's a team called "Fino Grosso".)

How amazing it is is that he won the world championship in Las Vegas.

It's surprising just to have such a competition, but the world is wide that even the world championships are held.

Boiled corn

Boiled corn that is often found in tourist destinations in Hokkaido.
(During the trip, I ate two bottles a day.)

The key to distinguishing a delicious corn shop is"I came in the morning"I think whether there is a description of.

Vegetables are also living things, so they die from the moment they are harvested.

By all means, let's enjoy the deliciousness of the local freshly picked.

Access

Participation on a bus tour departing from Asahikawa is recommended. (Operates only from June to August)

When trying to get around by public transport, the connection between Blue Pond and Farm Furano is hopelessly bad.

[From Asahikawa] Biei / Furano Bus Tour: Reservation Site

Finally

Biei's Blue Pond is a tourist destination where you should think about when to go and know how the pond was created.

If the weather is bad on the day, the scenery will be unsatisfactory, so let's visit it in combination with Farm Tomita and Asahiyama Zoo, which will be introduced next.

Recommended sightseeing spots

Asahiyama Zoo

It is "Asahiyama Zoo" in Asahikawa City. (First, AsahiRiverI called it a zoo ...)

Utilizing animal habits"Action exhibition"It is a zoo that caused a boom in.

For example, the red panda in the photo thinks, "Isn't there a fence and can't escape?", But since he is a very alert animal, he never gets out of his territory.

The fee is as low as 1000 yen, and even with an annual pass, it is an amazing 1400 yen.
(Even though I live in Kansai, I bought a year pass.)

Blue pond in the Shirakawa Mountains

If you want to see the blue pond, we recommend the Shirakawa Mountains in Aomori.

A pond created by nature, it looks blue because its transparency is so high.

It's so transparent that you can see the bottom of the pond, but it's so blue that it makes you feel strange.

This pond also depends on the weather, but there are many sightseeing spots along the way so you can recover.