{"blog_url":"https://en.daringdaddy.com/","provider_url":"https://hatena.blog","type":"rich","title":"Zao-san Hiking Guide: The Emerald Crater Lake of Tohoku (2026)","height":"190","author_url":"https://blog.hatena.ne.jp/daringdaddy/","provider_name":"Hatena Blog","url":"https://en.daringdaddy.com/entry/hyakumeizan-en-zao-san","width":"100%","categories":["Hyakumeizan","Tohoku","Yamagata"],"html":"<iframe src=\"https://hatenablog-parts.com/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.daringdaddy.com%2Fentry%2Fhyakumeizan-en-zao-san\" title=\"Zao-san Hiking Guide: The Emerald Crater Lake of Tohoku (2026) - Japan Trail Guide by Daringdaddy\" class=\"embed-card embed-blogcard\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display: block; width: 100%; height: 190px; max-width: 500px; margin: 10px 0px;\"></iframe>","published":"2026-05-10 20:06:20","version":"1.0","author_name":"daringdaddy","blog_title":"Japan Trail Guide by Daringdaddy","image_url":"https://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/images/fotolife/d/daringdaddy/20260627/20260627001430.png","description":"[:contents] Zao-san (1,841 m) is best known for two things: its winter \"snow monsters\" \u2014 fir trees encased in rime ice, viewed from the Yamagata-side ski resort and ropeway \u2014 and the Okama crater lake, a roughly circular pool of vivid emerald-green water whose surface sits at 1,550 m. The lake's col\u2026"}