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

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 ...

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 ...

An icy winter has transformed the tall trees of the Zao mountain range into wonderous ... Fu Shi-xiang, 31, who is from Taiwan and works in Japan, learned about Zao through social media and ...