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"Blue pond" in northern Japan

The "blue pond," a popular sightseeing spot, in Biei in Hokkaido, northern Japan, is lit up on Nov. 15, 2025, to allow visitors to view the larch trees and the snow-covered surface glowing in the dark.

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"Blue pond" in northern Japan

The "blue pond," a popular sightseeing spot, in Biei in Hokkaido, northern Japan, is lit up on Nov. 15, 2025, to allow visitors to view the larch trees and the snow-covered surface glowing in the dark.

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[Breaking News]"Blue pond" in northern Japan

BIEI, Japan, Nov. 13 Kyodo - The "blue pond" in Biei in Hokkaido, northern Japan, is lit up on Nov. 13, 2024. (Kyodo)

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"Blue pond" in northern Japan

The "blue pond" in Biei in Hokkaido, northern Japan, is lit up on Nov. 13, 2024.

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"Blue pond" in northern Japan

The "blue pond" in Biei in Hokkaido, northern Japan, is lit up on Nov. 13, 2024.

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"Blue pond" in northern Japan

The "blue pond" in Biei in Hokkaido, northern Japan, is lit up on Nov. 13, 2024.

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"Blue pond" in northern Japan

The "blue pond" in Biei in Hokkaido, northern Japan, is lit up on Nov. 11, 2023.

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"Blue pond" in northern Japan

The "blue pond" in Biei in Hokkaido, northern Japan, is lit up on Nov. 11, 2023.

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Blue Pond in Hokkaido

BIEI, Japan, Nov. 12 Kyodo - Photo shows the so-called Blue Pond in Biei, Hokkaido, lit up with light-emitting diode lights on Nov. 13, 2018.

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Blue Pond in Hokkaido

BIEI, Japan, Nov. 12 Kyodo - Photo shows the so-called Blue Pond in Biei, Hokkaido, lit up with light-emitting diode lights on Nov. 13, 2018.

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Couple checks photos of 'Blue Pond' after snowfall

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - A young couple checks photos of the "Blue Pond" after snowfall in Biei in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Nov. 4, 2014.

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'Blue Pond' in Biei, Hokkaido

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - People take photos at the "Blue Pond," a tourist attraction in Biei, Hokkaido Prefecture, on July 17, 2014.

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'Blue Pond' in Biei, Hokkaido

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Photo shows the "Blue Pond," a tourist attraction in Biei, Hokkaido Prefecture, on July 17, 2014.

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White potato flowers cover hilly field in Biei

SAPPORO, Japan - White potato flowers cover a hilly field in Biei Town, Hokkaido, on July 4, 2014.

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Hill in Biei covered with white potato flowers

SAPPORO, Japan - White potato flowers cover a hilly field in Biei Town, Hokkaido, on July 4, 2014.

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Steam loco ready to pull tourist train in Hokkaido

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - A steam locomotive at Hokkaido Railway Co.'s Asahikawa Station stands ready on June 7, 2014, to pull the "Norokko" three-car train that links the Furano and Biei tourist spots in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Hokkaido brewers unearth sake aged under snow

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Workers of a sake brewery in Biei, Hokkaido Prefecture, northern Japan, dig out a container of this year's new brew of rice wine aged under snow on April 2, 2014. The sake had matured in the snow for about 100 days, a process said to create a smoother texture for the liquor.

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Hokkaido brewers sample sake aged under snow

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Sake brewers in Biei, Hokkaido Prefecture, northern Japan, sample this year's new brew of rice wine matured under snow for 100 days on April 2, 2014.

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Cherry blossoms on heart-shaped tree

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Photo taken on May 26, 2013, shows cherry blossoms on a heart-shaped tree at their peak bloom in the town of Biei, Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Blue pond in Biei

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken June 4, 2012, shows what is known among locals as a blue pond in the town of Biei, Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Mudslide severs road in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo shows a collapsed road near the Chubetsu River in the town of Biei, Hokkaido, a popular tourist destination, on Aug. 24, 2010, due to a mudslide caused by heavy rain.

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10 climbers die on Hokkaido mountains

SAPPORO, Japan - Climbers wait to be rescued by helicopter near the top of 2,141-meter Mt. Tomuraushi in central Hokkaido on July 17. A total of 10 climbers have died on Mt. Tomuraushi and the 2,052-meter Mt. Biei in the Taisetsu mountain range since July 16.

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10 climbers die on Hokkaido mountains

SAPPORO, Japan - A police helicopter flies over 2,141-meter Mt. Tomuraushi in central Hokkaido on July 17 on a mission to rescue climbers. A total of 10 climbers have died on Mt. Tomuraushi and the 2,052-meter Mt. Biei in the Taisetsu mountain range since July 16.

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Blue Pond in Hokkaido

The Blue Pond, a tourist attraction in Biei on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, is lit up during an event on Nov. 14, 2022.

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Flower garden in Hokkaido

Photo taken Aug. 30, 2022, shows the Shikisai-no-oka flower garden in Biei, Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Flower garden in Hokkaido

Photo taken Aug. 30, 2022, shows the Shikisai-no-oka flower garden in Biei, Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Flower garden in Hokkaido

Photo taken Aug. 30, 2022, shows the Shikisai-no-oka flower garden in Biei, Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Blue Pond in Hokkaido

The so-called Blue Pond in Biei on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido is lit up on Nov. 18, 2021.

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Blue Pond in Hokkaido

The so-called Blue Pond in Biei on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido is lit up on Nov. 18, 2021.

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Blue Pond in Hokkaido

The so-called Blue Pond in Biei on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido is lit up on Nov. 18, 2021.

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Glider crash in Hokkaido

Japan Transport Safety Board officers (far L and 4th from L) investigate a crashed glider in the Hokkaido town of Biei, northern Japan, on Oct. 13, 2021, a day after both of the two men aboard died.

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Glider crash in Hokkaido

Japan Transport Safety Board officers (far L and far R) investigate a crashed glider in the Hokkaido town of Biei, northern Japan, on Oct. 13, 2021, a day after both of the two men aboard died.

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Glider crash in Hokkaido

A Japan Transport Safety Board officer (2nd from R) investigates a crashed glider in the Hokkaido town of Biei, northern Japan, on Oct. 13, 2021, a day after both of the two men aboard died.

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Glider crash in Hokkaido

Photo shows a crashed glider in Biei, Hokkaido, on Oct. 12, 2021. Two on board died.

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Glider crash in Hokkaido

Photo shows a crashed glider on a riverbed in Biei, Hokkaido, on Oct. 12, 2021. Two on board died.

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Potato flowers on "Patchwork Hill" draw tourists

Photo shows white potato flowers in bloom in Biei in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on July 9, 2015. The flowers blossoming on the colorful hillside, known as "Patchwork Hill," draw tourists until the end of July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Potato flowers on "Patchwork Hill" draw tourists

Photo shows white potato flowers in bloom in Biei in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on July 9, 2015. The flowers blossoming on the colorful hillside, known as "Patchwork Hill," draw tourists until the end of July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Potato flowers on "Patchwork Hill" draw tourists

Photo shows white potato flowers in bloom in Biei in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on July 9, 2015. The flowers blossoming on the colorful hillside, known as "Patchwork Hill," draw tourists until the end of July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World's most beautiful village conference held in Japan

A conference of the association of the world's most beautiful villages is held in the town of Biei in Hokkaido, Japan, on June 28, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lupines in full bloom in Hokkaido

Lupines in various colors such as red, white and pink are seen in full bloom under a blue sky at Panoramic Flower Garden Shikisai-no-oka in the town of Biei in central Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost prefecture, on June 21, 2015. The best time to view the flowers is expected to continue until the end of June. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hokkaido brewers unearth rice wine aged under snow

Sake brewers of Takasagoshuzo Inc. open the lid of a container after digging it out of the snow in Biei, Hokkaido Prefecture, northern Japan, on April 2, 2015. The storage tank contains this year's new brew of rice wine, which had matured in the snow for about 100 days, a process said to create a smoother texture for the liquor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hokkaido brewers unearth sake aged under snow

The chief brewer (R) and a fellow worker of Japanese sake brewery Takasagoshuzo Inc. retrieve this year's new brew of rice wine from a container buried under the snow in Biei, Hokkaido Prefecture, northern Japan, on April 2, 2015. The sake had matured in the snow for about 100 days, a process said to create a smoother texture for the liquor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Blue Pond in Hokkaido

Photo shows the so-called Blue Pond in Biei, Hokkaido, lit up with light-emitting diode lights on Nov. 13, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Blue Pond in Hokkaido

Photo shows the so-called Blue Pond in Biei, Hokkaido, lit up with light-emitting diode lights on Nov. 13, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Famous tree in Hokkaido cut down by owner fed up with rude tourists

Photo taken in August 2014 shows a poplar tree, nicknamed the "Philosophy Tree," in Biei, Hokkaido, which was cut down in late February 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Keep off" sign in Chinese, English to guard fields in north Japan

A "keep off" sign in Chinese and English stands by agricultural fields in Biei on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on June 21, 2015. Local farmers complain of foreign visitors trespassing on fields under cultivation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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10 climbers die on Hokkaido mountains

SAPPORO, Japan - A police helicopter flies over 2,141-meter Mt. Tomuraushi in central Hokkaido on July 17 on a mission to rescue climbers. A total of 10 climbers have died on Mt. Tomuraushi and the 2,052-meter Mt. Biei in the Taisetsu mountain range since July 16. (Kyodo)

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10 climbers die on Hokkaido mountains

SAPPORO, Japan - Climbers wait to be rescued by helicopter near the top of 2,141-meter Mt. Tomuraushi in central Hokkaido on July 17. A total of 10 climbers have died on Mt. Tomuraushi and the 2,052-meter Mt. Biei in the Taisetsu mountain range since July 16. (Kyodo)

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Mudslide severs road in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo shows a collapsed road near the Chubetsu River in the town of Biei, Hokkaido, a popular tourist destination, on Aug. 24, 2010, due to a mudslide caused by heavy rain. (Kyodo)

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Couple checks photos of 'Blue Pond' after snowfall

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - A young couple checks photos of the "Blue Pond" after snowfall in Biei in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Nov. 4, 2014. (Kyodo)