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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...