Setting off from Tokyo 🚗 to Ginzan Onsen 🏞️

#Let's Document Right Now 📸 Everyone who has seen the Zao Ice Trees 🌲 feels as if they are not in the mortal world, even the local inhabitants are no exception, Ice trees are a rare natural phenomenon. 🟥 Recommended 2-Day Travel Guide: ⏰ Departure Dates: 1202 to 0306, daily departures from Tokyo DAY1: : Meet at the designated location : Visit Tochigi Toshogu Shrine + Free Lunch : Wander around Ginzan Onsen Street : Stay in the Zao Area DAY2: : Explore Zao Ice Trees + Free Time for Lunch : Visit Zao Fox Village : Return to Tokyo ❄️ #JapaneseWinterTravel Checkpoint 🟥 #NikkoToshogu This is a shrine dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the last shogunate in Japan - the Edo Shogunate. In December 1999, including Nikko Toshogu, "Nikko's Shrines and Temples" were registered as a World Heritage Site. After Tokugawa Ieyasu's reign, he conquered various warlord territories with military force, unifying all of Japan. After his death, he was revered as the guardian deity of the Edo Shogunate, Tosha Daigongen, hence the shrine is called Toshogu. 🟥 #ZaoOnsen Zao Onsen is located at the foot of Zao Mountain in Yamagata Prefecture. It is said to have been discovered as early as 110 AD, making it one of Japan's ancient hot spring resorts with a history of 1900 years. The water quality of Zao Onsen is sulfuric, a strong acidic hot spring, known for its special effects on skin diseases andgastrointestinal issues, thus enjoying the reputation of "Hime-no-yu" and "Bijin-no-yu". Moreover, because sulfuric springs can promote the healthy growth of children, this hot spring is also known as "Kodomo-no-yu". 🟥 #ZaoIceTrees From November to December each year, the coniferous trees on Zao Mountain begin to freeze; by January, the strong cold winds gradually increase the size of the ice trees and transform them into various shapes; February is the most spectacular period for ice trees. 🟥 #ZaoFoxVillage Fox Village 🦊 is a village in the northwest of Shiroishi City, Miyagi Prefecture, known for its foxes. The Fox Village is a magical village with six types and over 100 foxes, where visitors can interact with them up close, feeding or petting them is allowed. #CustomTour #HotSprings #FrozenAdventure #JapaneseOnsen #YamagataZao #ZaoCableCar #ZaoStrategy #GinzanOnsen #SpiritedAway