freeze onto the Aomori fir trees that grow in clusters across the Zao mountain range straddling the border between Yamagata and Miyagi prefectures. According to the Zao Ropeway, snow monsters ...

Favorite spots on the tour in Yamagata Prefecture include Zao’s famous “juhyo” (frost-covered trees), known as snow monsters, and the nostalgic, snow-covered streets of Ginzan Onsen in ...