{"id":3708,"date":"2017-10-30T15:26:43","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T07:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thegallivantpost.com\/?p=3708"},"modified":"2017-11-05T15:47:12","modified_gmt":"2017-11-05T07:47:12","slug":"snapshot-exploring-the-blue-pond-in-biei-hokkaido","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegallivantpost.com\/snapshot-exploring-the-blue-pond-in-biei-hokkaido\/","title":{"rendered":"Snapshot: Exploring the Blue Pond in Biei, Hokkaido"},"content":{"rendered":"
It\u2019s a vision of blue, with the hues\u2019 vividness differing one shade or two depending on the amount of sun rays hitting the water. Also known as the Blue Pond, this water feature in Biei, Hokkaido came about as a result of works carried out on the nearby Biei River following the 1988 eruption of Mount Tokachi. To protect the Biei town from the overflowing of volcanic mudflows, a dam was erected on the Biei River, with the Blue Pond, one of many, forming as a by-product of the change in the river dynamics.<\/p>\n