An icy winter has transformed the tall trees of the Zao mountain range into wonderous snow sculptures, known as “juhyo,” or ...

Each year between mid-November and April, winter sports fans from around the world flock to Japan for the country’s renowned ...

The phenomenon, rarely observed outside the country, is a winter symbol of the Zao mountain ... the Sea of Japan. The farthest north was Mount Piyashiriyama, part of the Kitami mountain range ...