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Zao's frost-covered trees (Yamagata Prefecture)
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Jizo Sancho Station
Zaoonsen, Yamagata, 990-2301, Japan
Zaojizoson
Zaoonsen, Yamagata, 990-2301, Japan
Zao Snow Monster Forest
5C4J+77, Yamagata, Japan
蔵王温泉スキー場 パラダイスゲレンデ
Japan, 〒990-2301 Yamagata, Zaoonsen, 5
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蔵王ロープウェイ㈱ レストラン山頂
229-3 Zaoonsen, Yamagata, 990-2301, Japan
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蔵王の樹氷原
Zaoonsen, Yamagata, 990-2301, Japan
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Zaoonsen, Yamagata, 990-2301, Japan
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Zaoonsen, Yamagata, 990-2301, Japan
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Zao's frost-covered trees (Yamagata Prefecture)

Zaoonsen, Yamagata, 990-2301, Japan
4.7(627)
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attractions: Jizo Sancho Station, Zaojizoson, Zao Snow Monster Forest, 蔵王温泉スキー場 パラダイスゲレンデ, restaurants: 蔵王ロープウェイ㈱ レストラン山頂, local businesses: 蔵王の樹氷原, Sanpokojinsan, Mt. Jizo
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Nearby attractions of Zao's frost-covered trees (Yamagata Prefecture)

Jizo Sancho Station

Zaojizoson

Zao Snow Monster Forest

蔵王温泉スキー場 パラダイスゲレンデ

Jizo Sancho Station

Jizo Sancho Station

4.6

(637)

Open until 4:45 PM
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Zaojizoson

Zaojizoson

4.6

(116)

Open until 12:00 AM
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Zao Snow Monster Forest

Zao Snow Monster Forest

4.9

(8)

Open 24 hours
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蔵王温泉スキー場 パラダイスゲレンデ

蔵王温泉スキー場 パラダイスゲレンデ

4.3

(25)

Open 24 hours
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Nearby restaurants of Zao's frost-covered trees (Yamagata Prefecture)

蔵王ロープウェイ㈱ レストラン山頂

蔵王ロープウェイ㈱ レストラン山頂

蔵王ロープウェイ㈱ レストラン山頂

4.2

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Open until 5:00 PM
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Nearby local services of Zao's frost-covered trees (Yamagata Prefecture)

蔵王の樹氷原

Sanpokojinsan

Mt. Jizo

蔵王の樹氷原

蔵王の樹氷原

4.6

(96)

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Sanpokojinsan

Sanpokojinsan

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Mt. Jizo

Mt. Jizo

4.2

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The famous Zao Onsen Snow monsters, quite a site to behold. Totally recommended if you want to see a very unique landscape.

But some things to consider, the way up is via Ropeway and it has two parts, the first part is the climbing one and it's a major bottleneck, I went on a weekend and it staff said it took 2 hours, they were right. The second part is fairly fast and straight forward from the first station to the top where the snow monsters are.

Also note while Zao Onsen itself can be quite warm, the top is usually extremely cold from my example it was 7°c at the station and -7°c at the top.

Frequent Whiteouts with almost 0 visibility are also common so be prepared to wait a bit if you want to...

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1y

I’ve visited here a while ago but the weather was really rough and I didn’t enjoy the view of it. Today, the middle of February, is the perfect day to visit here except for it was incredibly crowded due to China’s new year. I waited at the station at the bottom of the mountain for more than an hour to get on the cable car. It’s so cold and windy on the top of the mountain, so it’s better to wear warm clothes. The trees are very beautiful and unique. The station on the top has a restaurant where you can have some warm food. Btw I got some beer… half of it was foam so I asked the staff to fill it a little bit more. She...

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5y

2月初旬をピークに2か月ほど楽しめます。樹氷は世界2か所だけで発生する(ドイツの黒い森と日本の東北)極めて貴重な自然現象といわれています。さらに強風の晴天においては氷結した木が揺れることで、まるでシロクマか雪男が動いているように見える「アイスモンスター」が楽しめます。山頂まで介助によるバリアフリー対応です。またスキーコースの頂点があり、樹氷の間を滑りながら絶景を楽しむこともできます。

樹氷は「蔵王ロープウェイ」の「地蔵山頂駅」でのみ楽しめます(他の駅はスキー客用)。最大の絶景ポイントは、手前の樹氷高原駅から終点地蔵山頂駅へ向かう小さいロープウェイの窓から見下ろす景色です。山頂で観るより壮大です。カメラを用意して乗り込みましょう。

一方、樹氷ライトアップは珍しい演出ですが、小規模なのでわざわざ観る価値は無いと思います。日中に登りそのまま日没を待って鑑賞するのが良いでしょう。

頂上に着くとロープで区域制限がされています。観光客はロープ区域内から樹氷を鑑賞することが原則です。但しロープ外に「登山者」として出ることは可能で違法ではありません(要登山届)。最低限の装備としてレンタルスノーウォーク(かんじき)は必要です。登山道を示す目印の木が立っているので外れないように歩きます。周辺は木の上まで雪が積もっているので、登山道から外れると体1つ分の落とし穴になる場合があります。危険が潜んでいることを覚えておきましょう。軽装でロープの外に出たり、登山道を外れると監視員に叱られることもあります。ロープウェイ駅周辺であっても命の危険があることを忘れないようにしましょう。

服装の防寒レベルはスキーウェアと同等かやや軽装が良いと思います。特に手袋は必須です(凍傷の恐れあり)。頂上は出発駅の気温からマイナス10℃です。

ロープウェイの往復チケットには「4区間分」と書かれていてややこしいですが、要するに1往復しかできません。出発駅から樹氷高原駅の大きなロープウェイに乗って1区間、小さなロープウェイに乗り換えて高原駅から地蔵山頂駅に向かい1区間、そして帰るために2区間乗る、という意味です。樹氷高原駅で下車して散策することもできますが、スキーのコースとスキー客向けの山岳レストランがあるだけです。

2月初旬は台湾や中国の春節(正月休み)に当たり、外国人スキー客で大混雑します。混雑を避けるのであれば1月中に観るか、宮城蔵王側から雪上車に乗って鑑賞する「みやぎ蔵王の樹氷めぐりツアー」をオススメします(予約制)。樹氷の壮大さは雪上車ツアーのほうが感じやすいと思います。

周辺にロープウェイが多数あり戸惑うかもしれませんが、樹氷鑑賞は蔵王温泉の中心部にある「蔵王ロープウェイ」が正解です。北隣の蔵王中央ロープウェイと間違えないようにしましょう。

蔵王温泉にある各ロープウェイ駅に無料駐車場が併設され、平日であれば満車ギリギリで駐車できると思います。

バスは山形駅から「蔵王温泉行き」に乗ります。1時間に1往復程度です。所要時間45分です。山形空港からシャトルバスも運行されています。

トイレはロープウェイ各駅に設置されています。山頂にバリアフリートイレがあります。

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Milan DrenovacMilan Drenovac
The famous Zao Onsen Snow monsters, quite a site to behold. Totally recommended if you want to see a very unique landscape. But some things to consider, the way up is via Ropeway and it has two parts, the first part is the climbing one and it's a major bottleneck, I went on a weekend and it staff said it took 2 hours, they were right. The second part is fairly fast and straight forward from the first station to the top where the snow monsters are. Also note while Zao Onsen itself can be quite warm, the top is usually extremely cold from my example it was 7°c at the station and -7°c at the top. Frequent Whiteouts with almost 0 visibility are also common so be prepared to wait a bit if you want to enjoy the view.
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超美!!! 但也超冷,衣服防風防寒手套長靴一定要!不然呆不住10分鐘,我們滑雪所以裝備還算足夠但也很冷,不過超值得!!
ToranekoToraneko
I’ve visited here a while ago but the weather was really rough and I didn’t enjoy the view of it. Today, the middle of February, is the perfect day to visit here except for it was incredibly crowded due to China’s new year. I waited at the station at the bottom of the mountain for more than an hour to get on the cable car. It’s so cold and windy on the top of the mountain, so it’s better to wear warm clothes. The trees are very beautiful and unique. The station on the top has a restaurant where you can have some warm food. Btw I got some beer… half of it was foam so I asked the staff to fill it a little bit more. She seemed unpleasant.
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The famous Zao Onsen Snow monsters, quite a site to behold. Totally recommended if you want to see a very unique landscape. But some things to consider, the way up is via Ropeway and it has two parts, the first part is the climbing one and it's a major bottleneck, I went on a weekend and it staff said it took 2 hours, they were right. The second part is fairly fast and straight forward from the first station to the top where the snow monsters are. Also note while Zao Onsen itself can be quite warm, the top is usually extremely cold from my example it was 7°c at the station and -7°c at the top. Frequent Whiteouts with almost 0 visibility are also common so be prepared to wait a bit if you want to enjoy the view.
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超美!!! 但也超冷,衣服防風防寒手套長靴一定要!不然呆不住10分鐘,我們滑雪所以裝備還算足夠但也很冷,不過超值得!!
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I’ve visited here a while ago but the weather was really rough and I didn’t enjoy the view of it. Today, the middle of February, is the perfect day to visit here except for it was incredibly crowded due to China’s new year. I waited at the station at the bottom of the mountain for more than an hour to get on the cable car. It’s so cold and windy on the top of the mountain, so it’s better to wear warm clothes. The trees are very beautiful and unique. The station on the top has a restaurant where you can have some warm food. Btw I got some beer… half of it was foam so I asked the staff to fill it a little bit more. She seemed unpleasant.
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