Zao Ropeway Juhyo Kogen Station — Local services in Yamagata

Super cold and visibility was very low. Total queuing time at the base, to the top and down was about 4hours. The queue is in the open so it’s extremely cold. The cable car has no heating elements so there’s no point in your journey to defrost. If you must come, wear all your layers. Wind is super strong at the top. The toilet has a few heaters.

The are only two cable cars that goes up to the mid point. The frequency is very low hence the queue is at a very slow pace.

There are a lot of cable cars that go from mid point to the top. The queue...

Beautiful scenic mountain!!! Must go. Ice monsters are amazing.

Would advise to go up when the weather is less foggy and please kindly wear enough clothing as it gets really cold at the peak. When i was up there, the weather was super cold like -15 degrees with fog and snow storm. It was freezing despite we were wearing proper winter gears.

The queue for the ropeway up were super long and it took us more than 40mins to actually...

It is a fantastically run, punctual and well oiled machine, but I feel they would benefit so much if they somehow managed to double capacity. I waited 2 hours to get up, winter time is the peak usage time, but it is still a bit too much for me. If you're going on a weekend and it's mostly open on weekends, be prepared for a very long wait. Also don't forget you can get a Bus+Ropeway ticket for at the of writing 5000 yen,...