Muroi, who is from Tochigi Prefecture, has been visiting Zao for years to see the juhyo and enjoy the hot springs. Fu Shi-xiang, 31, who is from Taiwan and works in Japan, learned about Zao ...

The rime-covered trees are a popular tourist attraction and people from around Japan visit the Zao Onsen Ski Resort in Yamagata Prefecture to ski and snowboard in their midst. The phenomenon ...

KKday Japan, a tour booking site operator ... Favorite spots on the tour in Yamagata Prefecture include Zao’s famous “juhyo” (frost-covered trees), known as snow monsters, and the nostalgic ...

At Zao Onsen Ski Resort in the city of Yamagata, ice trees conveying a feeling ... Wednesday and Friday at 4 p.m., Japan time. Click/tap here for past installments. Intermediate learners who ...