AOMORI -- "Snow monster" tree formations on the Hakkoda mountains in northern Japan's Aomori Prefecture are currently at their most spectacular.

My name is Quinlan - I am a guide in north Japan, certified international sake sommelier, and WMA certified Wilderness First Responder. Most of the channel content focuses on exploring the ...

Hakkoda in Aomori Prefecture is one of the three most famous places in Japan for Snow Monsters. (The other two are Zao in Miyagi and Mt. Moriyoshi in Akita.) Hakkoda is also something of a Mecca ...

T’s Culture Issue Monsters Plague Japan. But What Do They Mean? How ancient history and modern calamities have cultivated a national obsession with menacing creatures.

On the question of food, Aomori is usually renowned for its Fuji apples. In the depths of winter, though, it’s hard not to ...

Zao Onsen Ski Resort's snow monsters are Japan's wildest winter wonder In search of a unique Japanese winter adventure, this traveller ventured to a mysterious winter wonderland - a ski resort ...

Zao Onsen Ski Resort's snow monsters are Japan's wildest winter wonder In search of a unique Japanese winter adventure, this traveller ventured to a mysterious winter wonderland - a ski resort ...

Snow monsters on Mt Zao, Yamagata, Japan. Picture: Alamy Ringed by craggy mountain peaks, we were serenely alone by a frozen lake and trees laden with clumps of snow.

Snow monsters on Mt Zao, Yamagata, Japan. Picture: Alamy Ringed by craggy mountain peaks, we were serenely alone by a frozen lake and trees laden with clumps of snow.