GoNorth Japan Posted: March 25, 2025 | Last updated: March 25, 2025 "Join me on a guided adventure to uncover Japan's mysterious 'snow monsters'—the stunning frost-covered trees of Mount Zao.

According to the Zao Ropeway, snow monsters typically begin to take shape ... Fu Shi-xiang, 31, who is from Taiwan and works in Japan, learned about Zao through social media and decided to ...

and has spent over 20 years in Japan as a hiking guide. On the first day, we'll start with a snow hike descending from Jizo Summit Station at an elevation of 1,661 m.

KKday Japan, a tour booking site operator ... academic exchange program with Yamagata University. The sight of Zao’s snow monsters stayed with him, and he had long dreamed of showing them ...