Zao ‘Snow Monsters’ Thinning Rapidly Due to Insect, Snow Damage; Research Shows Ice Tree Formations Have Shrunk Greatly in Recent Years

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YAMAGATA — The ice formations on trees that create spectacular winter views in the Zao mountain range spanning Yamagata and Miyagi prefectures have been thinning rapidly since 2019, according to research by Yamagata University Prof. Emeritus Fumitaka Yanagisawa and others.

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