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Yamagata City/Season has arrived! Activities to enjoy powder snow in Yamagata Zao

2024/12/01

Yamagata City/Season has arrived! Activities to enjoy powder snow in Yamagata Zao

Snowshoe trekking that you can enjoy even if you have no experience with snow sports

Skiing and snowboarding are synonymous with winter leisure, but Yamagata Zao has many other winter funs. Snowshoeing is an activity that even those who have never skied before or are not good at snow sports can enjoy while walking by attaching it to their own boots or boots. In Japan, they have long been called "snowshoes," and because they have a larger contact area than shoes, they don't sink too deeply into the snow and allow you to walk on soft, fresh snow with ease. At Zao Onsen Ski Resort, there is a shop where you can rent snowshoes and snowshoes, and guided tours are popular, where you can go trekking with a mountain instructor and experience the beauty of frost-covered trees up close.

After playing in the snowy mountains to your heart's content, warm up your body from the core in the nearby hot springs and relax your tired body. One of the characteristics of Yamagata Zao is that you can have such an experience.

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Kanto Hiroko

Today we will be traveling somewhere to report, mainly focusing on the six prefectures of Tohoku.

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