If you are a Mac owner, you might recognize Japanese photographer Kent Shiraishi's striking photo "Blue Pond" as one of your available desktop backgrounds. A resident of the northern island of ...

Famous for its azure hue in the warmer months, Biei Town's Blue Pond in Hokkaido is popular with sightseers and locals alike. In winter, the body of water takes on an entirely different appearance ...

BIEI, Hokkaido—Over the course of a year ... It was a shot of Shirogane Blue Pond. The pond was formed after water from Bieigawa river pooled behind a government-built dam blocking mudflows ...

This time we ride through the colorful autumn scenery of Hokkaido Prefecture. Our journey begins in Asahikawa and takes us through the Tokachi Plain, before we arrive at the Shiretoko Peninsula on ...

KUSHIRO, Hokkaido ... Japan’s biggest caldera lake covering about 80 square kilometers. Visitors can enjoy a view of the blue lake in summer and its contrast with red and yellow leaves in autumn.

Rugged, beautiful, untamed and steeped in a unique culture, the island of Hokkaido in north Japan has emerged as ... generally open from spring to early autumn, with options for group rafting ...