Zao Onsen is famous for the snow monsters! You can ski & snowboard down the courses along the snow monsters. The view is so amazing! There are 25 courses with 41 chairlifts including a couple of ropeways and a gondola.
Zao Onsen is located in the Yamagata region. It is about 2 hours 40 minutes from Tokyo to Yamagata station by Shinkansen (bullet train). There is the public bus from Yamagata station to Zao Onsen which takes 30 minutes. We can help you plan yor transfer form the airport or anywhere in Japan.