Agoda names five quieter corners of Asia to catch the snow this season

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Up in Yamagata, freezing wind and snow coat the conifers until they stand like hooded figures across the slopes — the juhyo (snow monsters). On winter evenings they're lit from…

SINGAPORE, Nov. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Winter is almost upon Asia, and with it the part of the calendar travelers look forward to: frozen lakes, steaming open-air baths, and towns that come fully alive once the snow settles.

Up in Yamagata, freezing wind and snow coat the conifers until they stand like hooded figures across the slopes — the juhyo (snow monsters). On winter evenings they're lit from below, turning an ordinary ski field into something closer to a dream.

Away from the Olympic crowds of Gangwon's better-known towns, Taebaek hosts a late-January snow festival built around hand-carved snow and ice sculptures, sledding hills, and mountain trails that lead to some of Korea's most reliable early-season powder.

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