Hokkaido Trip 2020 - Day 2: around Furano
On the second day, I was exploring the area around Furano (富良野).
Being a fan of Tadao Ando, I visited the Chapel on the Water, a wedding chapel located on the grounds of the Hoshino Resorts Tomamu.
The next destination was the famous Blue Pond (青い池 Aoiike), one of the hottest Instagram spots in Japan. It is an artificial pond that was created close to the town of Shirogane Onsen after the eruption of Mount Tokachi in 1988. It is part of a system to prevent volcanic mudflow along Biei River (美瑛川). The blue colour is a result of residues of aluminium hydroxide, sulfur and lime that bleach the bedrock under the pond.
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The "Blue Pond" in Biei, its seasonal vistas, and how to get there
The Blue Pond in Biei, Hokkaido has become a hot tourist spot in recent years. In this article, I am going to let you in on how the pond got its blue color, the best time to visit it, times when it becomes crowded and when visitors are relatively spar...
水の教会 CHAPEL ON THE WATER | 星野リゾート トマム
星野リゾートトマムのリゾート滞在型の北海道家族旅ウエディング。建築家 安藤忠雄設計の自然と対話し創造した聖なる空間「水の教会」。白樺の森に囲まれ「L」字の壁で仕切られた敷地は、独特な雰囲気に包まれた非日常空間。聖なる空間に佇む十字架を前にここに集う人々の心は一つになり、厳粛な挙式が始まる。