Zao Snow Mountain in Japan is known as the "monster forest" in winter because of the unique and mysterious beauty of the trees covered with white snow.
- Exploring the Breathtaking Beauty of Mount Fuji
- Exploring the Enchanting Caddo Forest: A Natural Gem in Texas, USA
Where is Zao Snow Mountain?
Zao Snow Mountain in Japan is a very attractive destination in Japan in winter. Although the scenery here is known as a "monster forest", but tourists still love to experience it.
Zao is a mountain more than 1800 meters above sea level, with snow-covered winters. Photo: @mssphuonglinh
Zao is a mountain more than 1800 meters above sea level, located in the mountains of Yamagata Prefecture. Usually, visitors will choose to go to Zao Hot Springs Ski Area to be able to admire the beauty of Mount Zao in the snowy winter.
This destination is located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Photo: @amesweety85
This ski area is 40 minutes to 1 hour from Yamagata Station. When coming to this hot spring ski area, visitors continue to ride the cable car to see the beauty of Mount Zao in the white winter. In the rest of the year, visitors can choose trekking instead of the cable car.
The mysterious beauty of Zao snow mountain in Japan
Japan has many attractive places, but traveling to Yamagata in winter is very popular with tourists. Coming here around January - March every year, you have the opportunity to admire the Juhyo phenomenon. In Japanese, this is the phenomenon of freezing, which means that trees are covered with ice.
Beautiful winter on Mount Zao. Photo: @kawaijapanshop
Winter comes, when the temperature drops to about -20 degrees, it is also the time when Zao snow mountain in Japan puts on a very unique white robe. Unlike other snow forests and snowy mountains in the world, Zao has the beauty of mystery. That is the reason that many tourists want to come here to check in.
The snow-covered tree trunks look like "monsters". Photo: @s_yone0202
It is the phenomenon of glaciation that has turned thousands of tree trunks in the Zao Mountains into "monsters" with strange shapes. Coming here, visitors feel like they are lost in the world of fantasy movies where the main characters are big trees, covered with snow and ice with a scary appearance.
Explaining the Juhyo phenomenon, researchers believe that this phenomenon is a combination of snow and ice accreting on the branches and trunks of trees. When winter comes, the cold air blowing down from Siberia is blocked between the mountains running from north to south through Tohoku. Water droplets in the air condense and freeze on the tree trunks.
Visitors excitedly check in in the "monster forest". Photo: @priyokomizo
When the wind starts to stop blowing and heavy snow will continue to pile up on these trees, creating a strange and large shape like the monsters. Having the opportunity to explore Zao snow mountain in Japan in winter, you will see no "monster" like the other. They have different shapes, with mysterious looks like in fairy tales.
Beautiful romantic winter on Mount Zao. Photo: @ride.atk
There are also many places in the world where frost occurs in winter. However, only Japan's Zao mountain possesses a majestic and mysterious scenery with a large number of frozen trees. At the same time, this place also takes place many sports and tourism activities and has hot tubs operating all year round.
Majestic, mysterious scenery on Mount Zao in winter. Photo: @ito.k
Because the Juhyo phenomenon on Mount Zao takes place all year round, tourism here is extremely developed. There is also a ski area and hot mineral bath here, with an additional cable car service for visitors to easily see the "monster forest" from above in a complete way. The experience of riding the cable car helps you capture the full view of the white, frost-covered forest from above.
The night scene becomes even more mysterious. Photo: @kuuto1469
At night, the monster forest of the ski area is lit with colorful lights, reflecting on the "white monsters", creating a magical scene, promising to bring a series of experiences. interesting for tourists to come here.
Visitors often come here in the winter to have fascinating experiences. Photo: @ctuuuu
There are many activities for you to experience when you come to Zao Snow Mountain in Japan. In addition to taking the scenic cable car, you can also ski and take pictures as you please during the period from October to December every year. Of course, you need to monitor the weather situation to be sure when it snows and come here.
After exploring Mount Zao, you can take a hot spring bath to relax. Photo: @staminagrowl
Besides experiencing the snowy winter, visitors can also go to Mount Zao from May to October to trek up the Okayama crater. On average, visitors take about 4 hours to climb the mountain depending on physical conditions and weather. In addition, if you come here in spring, you have the opportunity to admire the trees sprouting, autumn with extremely beautiful red-leaf forest.
Experience exploring Zao snow mountain in Japan in winter
Zao Snow Mountain Japan is beautiful in 4 seasons of the year, but the most attractive is in winter. From the beginning of December, the phenomenon of freezing on the mountain begins to take place and lasts until February - March, attracting a large number of tourists.
Riding the cable car is a simple way to see the beauty of Mount Zao from above. Photo: @akiko_o4
Therefore, if you want to travel to Japan to see Zao Snow Mountain, you should plan to go in this season. Coming here, visitors can combine watching the snowy mountains and skiing very interesting. If you don't know how to ski, you can also hire a guide for assistance.
You will have many check-in photos for a lifetime on Mount Zao. Photo: @lilly__island
Currently, to take the cable car to see Zao Snow Mountain, guests need to go to Zao Hot Spring Ski Resort. The two-way cable car fare is 2,800 yen and you can book tickets from 8:30 am to 19:50 pm. After a period of fun in the mountains, visitors can take a hot spring bath to relax and rest.
Skiing, playing with snow is a subject that visitors love when exploring Mount Zao. Photo: @hero_k23
Zao Snow Mountain Japan is one of the unique destinations of Japan, possessing bizarre and impressive scenery. If you have the opportunity to visit the land of the rising sun in winter, remember to visit Mount Zao to have special experiences with the "monster forest" and bring back many unique check-in photos.
See more:
