green-leafed tree surrounded by water

That’s the Blue Pond in Biei, Hokkaido, Japan. I arrived in Biei in the morning with one of the first trains and rented an e-bike. That way I could catch as much as possible from the beautiful Hokkaido autumn landscape. The electric bike was golden as I travelled up and down many steep hills for over 15km. It’s pretty unique but one of the things you visit for the photo only. The place itself is not that remarkable. The whole way coming here and going back was so much more interesting — and the busloads of poor souls coming here with the bus missed that part of the story.