Hokkaido's famous Shirogane BLUE POND is it worth going?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 มี.ค. 2023
- Another one on my Japan Travel bucket list here in Hokkaido was the famous Shirogane Blue Pond in Biei near Asahikawa!
I tried to visit many times, but either it was frozen (in Winter) or I just did not have enough time to go, as it is a bit off the beaten path, especially when you are not driving and relying on public transport...
Was it worth it? Yes very much so!
The water of the pond, which is called "Aoiike", literally meaning "blue pond" is really as blue as the many photos on the interweb show it to be (so no photoshop needed) and I loved th little souvenir shop that was located right next to it selling all kinds of blue stuff including blue ice cream and blue beer!
If you can, then I do recommend doing this by car, but if you cannot with a little preparation, you can easily come and visit the blue pond and enjoy it :)
0:58 On the Way
2:14 Blue Shop
3:19 Blue Ice Cream
5.30: At the Blue Pond
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I watched another video of yours today and think it's great. I'm going on a big trip trough Japan next year and I'm already looking forward to it . Best regards from Germany .
Wow that is so exciting! Hope one of the videos helps a little ☺️
Your great videos help me a lot , I see a lot of great places to visit .Many because I will also be traveling alone to remain independent . Thank you.@@LetsTravelandEat 🙂
I am planning to visit this as well, along with Shirahige waterfalls. I will be coming from Sapporo. I still cannot find myself to work on the schedule as the waiting time seems too long. Aside from the blue shop you visited, are there any more places to check out in the area? If I go to the falls first, I should be arriving at the pond around 1pm. But the bus back to Asahikawa station is not until around 430pm. I am wondering if there are any more places there aside from the pond and the shop selling ice cream, just to kill the time?
To be honest when I was there I did not find much. But it seems there is a pottery place you could possibly do an experience (kaikukiln.com/) and I saw a restaurant where you could grab lunch maybe a 20 min walk away (maps.app.goo.gl/oZRpum35qcba1vj96). Hope that helps
There is a few question and hope you can answer them to travel to the Shirogane Blue pond:
1) Is your trip on the train and bus covered under JR Whole japan Pass?
2) What is the Bus company and number to there and bus timetable and schedule as planning to come in early June 2023 ?
3)What is the distance and time taken to walk from the bus drop off point to the pond?
4) From you video @1.31, there is a flowering farm ..is it know as Furano flower field and it is the most visited one?
Thanks very much!
Hey, thanks for asking, as far as I know:
1) The train to Asahikawa is covered but the bus is not.
2) the nr. 50 bus goes from City Hall to Shirogane Blue Pond (bit.ly/3LY68qT)
3) It takes about 10-15min from the Bus stop to the pond.
4) I don’t think so. The most famous is actually Tomita Flower Farm. I will post a video about it soon :)
Oh thank you for taking us along, I was just researching to see if it was possible to visit via public transport!
1- Did the bus you took make a stop at Biei? (that's the station I saw recommended when coming from Sapporo)
2-How long did you have to wait for the return bus?
3-How long would you say it takes to eat the blue snack + see the pond?
All the best!
It depends a little which bus you take. If you are on the #39 the bus stops right in front of the parking lot and it is less than 5min walk to the pond. (for this you can take the bus from Asahikawa station).
There are only a few busses, you can check the timetable here: www.dohokubus.com/files/rosen1_heijitu.pdf 😉
As for the pond you are probably ok spending one hour there. If you are thinking about going to other places nearby, I would recommend going to the tourist information center in Sapporo station as they sometimes have a day bus, that brings you around, which might make your life easier :)
@@LetsTravelandEat Oh thank you, good to know about the information center and the possibility of a day bus!
Woooow ! How is it so blue !?
I tried to find out and apparently there is "accidental presence of colloidal aluminium hydroxide in the water" 😄
@@LetsTravelandEat thanks, I love that answer 💙
Do you speak Japanese? Do you see it as double if you don't speak any Japanese?
When I did this video I spoke a little Japanese, but not great. Some parts of Hokkaido do not have a lot of English information, but it is totally ok to do wit a little planning :) but yes, if you have Japanese language skills everything will be so much easier...