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 ...

Japan's heavy snow reveals stunning Snow Monsters. Join an exciting mountain adventure where fierce winds create ice ...

At wintertime, seasonal winds blowing in from the Japan Sea transform the trees of the Zao mountain range into "snow monsters", or Zao Juhyo. The rime-covered trees are a popular tourist ...

“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 ...