Zao Katta Lift

Overview

A lift toward Mount Katta on Zao, used to reach the crater lake Okama.

About this place

A lift in Kaminoyama, Yamagata, used to see the Okama. The Okama is a crater surrounded by Mount Karita, Mount Kumano and Mount Goshiki, whose emerald-green surface changes color with the way the sun hits it. At 10 m deep and with a water temperature of 2 degrees C, it is regarded as a special double-layered water body in which the water gets warmer the deeper it goes. Alpine plants can be seen around the lift, and the shop at the boarding station sells the specialty "tama konnyaku."

Verification notes

- The lift ride takes about 7 min, and from the lift you can walk about 4 min to the Okama viewing point - Service is suspended in bad weather <Alpine plants seen around the Zao Katta Lift> Chinguruma (Geum pentapetalum) (mid to late June) Iwakagami (late June to mid-July) Komakusa (early July to mid-August) Hakusan-chidori (mid to late July) Azuma-shakunage (late June to early July) *Flowering times of alpine plants vary with weather conditions.

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