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Tourists Ignore Safety Barriers Near Famous Zao ‘Snow Monsters’ in Japan

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By Daiki Tanaka / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer

17:24 JST, February 27, 2026

YAMAGATA — High in the Zao mountain range, which straddles Yamagata and Miyagi prefectures, tourists from Japan and overseas have been entering off-limits areas to get a closer look at the region’s famed juhyo — ice formations on trees often nicknamed “snow monsters” — sparking concern among local o...

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