This is a pond with a bright blue surface that looks as if paint has been mixed into it. The deep blue color is created by the colloidal phenomenon resulting from groundwater from Shirahige Waterfall that has aluminium in it mixing with the water from Biei River. Its combination with the blighted Japanese Larch trees around it creates a peculiar atmosphere.

This is a powerful waterfall with groundwater of the Tokachidake Mountain Range falling like a white beard through cracks at a height of up to 30m. The white waterfall creates a beautiful contrast with the cobalt blue of the Biei River, which is often called Cobalt River. You can see the powerful flow of the waterfall from Blue River Bridge on Biei River.

This is a gallery that was built in a renovated school in 1987 that exhibits works by the landscape photographer, Shinzo Maeda, who made Biei of the hills famous throughout Japan. Postcards, posters and photography collections are sold.