There are some large but lesser know resort amongst Westerners in Yamagata prefecture. Zao (in Japanease pronunciation "Za-o-u") is one of the famous village for hot-spring (Zao onsen, Zao hot-spring) in Japan.
There is a JIzou (stone statue of the ancient guardian) on the top of the mountain that is covered by a lot of snow. Strong wind and snow make trees to a snow monster. There are some ski area around this village. This is a wide choice for many different types of skier and snowboarder both in the ski area and back country area.
We enjoyed hot springs in the village, ate yakiniku (steak), and stay in Yamagata city.
On the other day, we visited the Asahi-machi (Asahi town) that places northern part of Yamagata prefecture and is famous for apple-growing area.
In Asahi-machi, there is a very local ski area, Asahi-Sizen-Kan. That was also very good!
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