Zao Onsen Ski Resort 2024. Japan's longest 10 km course. Great views and a huge inbound tourists

English subtitled. Filmed February 17, 2024. This was my first visit to the Zao Onsen ski resort in Yamagata Prefecture. I heard that Zao has Japan's longest 10-kilometer course, so I skied from the top to the bottom. (There is also a 10 km course at Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort in Nagano Prefecture.)
Due to the warm winter in Zao this year, we could hardly see the famous juhyo ( ice tree) as of February 17. I also witnessed a huge line of foreign tourists who came to see the juhyo. It made me think about the merits and demerits of inbound tourism.
#Zao #Juhyo #globalwarming

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今現在スキー場はインバウンド頼みですからね･･･

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蔵王温泉スキー場の最長コースは、公式でも横倉ゲレンデと紹介されているので皆さんそっちだと勘違いされていますが、実際には横倉ゲレンデではなく大森ゲレンデです。

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若い時のスキー経験は一生の思い出。