The Superb View of Zao's Snow Monsters
This is a guided tour which takes you to Zao snow monsters and its onesen districts, departing from Sendai city. Enjoy various types of mouth-watering lunch at your own expense at Yamagata Prefectural Product Shop, Gutto Yamagata.
Enjoy the awe-inspiring snow monsters from the Zao Ropeway.


Route


Sendai Station East exit bus stop> Hotel Metropolitan Sendai> Westin Hotel Sendai> Yamagata Prefectural Product Shop, Gutto Yamagata > Zao Ropeway > Return
Season
Particular days from 8 January - 27 February, 2022
Tour Includes

Bus fare, guide service (Ropeway and lunch at your own expense)
Discount coupon for Zao Ropeway
Duration
7.5 hours
Reservations
Available from one month prior to your travel date 
Bus Company
JR Bus Tohoku Co., Ltd. 
 
A Statue of Zao Zijo
 
Yamagata Prefectural Product Shop
 
Yamagata Prefectural Product Shop

Operating Calendar
January
 8-10, 13-25, 29-30
February
 5-6, 11-13, 19-20, 23, 26-27
Fare
Adults
JPY 4,000
Children (6 to 12)
JPY 2,000
Itineraries
Dep. 10:00AM
Sendai Station East exit
Dep. 10:10AM
Hotel Metropolitan Sendai
Dep. 10:20AM
Westin Hotel Sendai
11:50AM-12:30PM
Yamagata Prefectural Product Shop, Gutto Yamagata (Lunch time)
1:00PM-3:30PM

Zao Juhyo tour or
Stroll in the Zao Onsen town area
Return 5:10PM
Westin Hotel Sendai
Return 5:20PM
Hotel Metropolitan Sendai
Return 5:30PM
Sendai Station East exit bus stop

Snow Monsters
Meet Awe-inspiring Snow Monsters and enjoy the 360 degree panoramic view from the Zao Ropeway! Trees glazed with ice and snow called “Snow Monsters” can be seen in the Tohoku region during winter. Zao located on Yamagata-Miyagi prefectural border is the mountain range where you can enjoy the largest quantity of Snow Monsters because of unique weather conditions. 

Gutto Yamagata
Gutto Yamagata is the prefectural product shop with 6 types of restaurants, offering Yamagata’s famous local food, Cold ramen noodles, Yonezawa beef steak bowls, soba buckwheat noodles, and fresh fruit desserts. You can purchase Yamagata’s local food, folk crafts as well as representative souvenirs of each prefecture in the Tohoku Region. 

GPS Automated Guidance System Available!

The innovative multilingual guidance system provides information corresponding to the location of the bus using GPS. Guidance is available in 2 languages, English and Chinese, and  can be sent directly to your headphones. In case the receiver does not work properly, please inform the conductor. 

A tour guide is available in Japanese.


Cancellation fee
JPY 100 per person before the departure time shown on your E-ticket. 
Note: If you don't show up for a service and fail to cancel the reservation prior to scheduled departure, you are considered a no-show and all money associated with the reservation is forfeited. 
Please cancel your reservation via the “Manage my Booking” Page of Japan Bus Online website at https://japanbusonline.com/BookInquiry before the specified deadline. 

Important Notice 
・A guide service is included in the tour price. 
・Tickets can be purchased on the day of travel at the ticket office if there are available seats.
・Discount coupons are given to passengers of this tour who ride on Zao Ropeway (Round trip ticket at JPY2,700 per adult/ JPY1,350 per child)
・Please allow yourself plenty of time to get to your destination.
・Always fasten your seatbelt while on the bus.
・Service may be delayed or suspended due to strong winds, rain, storms, or other foul weather which may hinder safe operation.
・Actual arrival times may be earlier or later than those listed due to traffic conditions.
・We accept no responsibility for any extra overnights or taxi fares caused by any delays due to Acts of God, delayed departure or arrivals, bad road or weather conditions, any circumstances beyond our control.
・All images shown are for illustration purpose only.

Operating Bus Company
JR Bus Tohoku Tel: +81-(0)22-256-6646, Business hours: 8:30A.M to 6:30 P.M. (JST)※ JR Bus Tohoku can be contacted in Japanese only. Please contact the operating bus company directly for bus operations. 
You can make an inquiry to JapanBusOnline@mail.j-bus.co.jp customer support center, KOBO Co., Ltd relating to reservations and payment of tickets.

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