An icy winter has transformed the tall trees of the Zao mountain range into wonderous snow sculptures, known as “juhyo,” or “snow monsters,” and conditions are now perfect to see them. On ...

On the first day, we'll start with a snow hike descending from Jizo Summit Station at an elevation of 1,661 m.

"Join me on a guided adventure to uncover Japan's mysterious 'snow monsters'—the stunning frost-covered trees of Mount Zao. Explore this winter wonderland and discover the legend behind these ...

“Juhyo” ice monsters once inhabited a wide area of ... is a winter symbol of the Zao mountain range straddling the borders of Yamagata and Miyagi prefectures. But Fumitaka Yanagisawa, a ...