Blue Pond (Biei) Mapcode
青い池·北海道
The mapcode for Blue Pond (Biei) is 349 569 814*48.
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Details
- Mapcode
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349 569 814*48 - Coordinates
43.493490, 142.614098- Address
- 〒071-0235 北海道上川郡美瑛町白金
- Japanese name
- 青い池
About this place
The Blue Pond is in Shirogane, Biei, formed when an erosion-control dam flooded a valley in the 1980s. Aluminium in the water scatters light into the turquoise that made the pond famous; the dead larch trunks standing in it are the drowned forest.
The pond is on the Shirogane road between Biei town and Shirogane Onsen, with a paid lot and a short walk to the water. The colour is weather-dependent — flat light and rain mute it — so this is a stop worth timing rather than fitting in wherever it lands.
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How to enter this in your car navigation
- On the navigation home screen, choose Destination (目的地).
- Choose Mapcode (マップコード) from the search methods.
- Type the digits, then the asterisk and the last two digits.
- Confirm the map preview shows the right area before you set the route.
Most Japanese rental cars (Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Times, Orix) accept mapcodes. Some older units ignore the *nn suffix — that is fine, it only refines the pin.
Coordinates last verified 2026-07-13
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the mapcode for Blue Pond (Biei)?
- The mapcode is 349 569 814*48, pointing at a spot in 北海道. Written as decimal degrees the same point is 43.493490, 142.614098. A navigation unit takes the mapcode in far fewer keystrokes than the coordinates, so enter the code.
- What is a mapcode?
- A mapcode is a short numeric code that identifies a spot in Japan, developed by Denso. Japanese car navigation systems accept it directly, which avoids typing a Japanese address on a Japanese keyboard.
- How do I enter a mapcode in a Japanese rental car?
- On the navigation unit choose Destination (目的地), then Mapcode (マップコード), then type the digits. The two digits after the asterisk are an optional precision suffix; older units simply ignore them.
- What do the digits after the asterisk mean?
- They are a high-resolution suffix that narrows the point to roughly a few metres. Without them the code still resolves, just to a slightly wider area.