Last Updated: Jan 14, 2024

Miyagi Zao Fox Village

Possibly the Cutest Place on Earth

Donny Kimball
7 min readJan 14, 2024

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Zao Fox Village is home to hundreds of wild foxes as well as some goats and other animals. Especially during winter, the cute foxes at Zao Fox Village make a trip to this part of Japan quite endearing despite the poor bus access (taking a taxi is the way to go).
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If you spend any time at all browsing Instagram for wintertime Japan travel content, you’ve likely come across the Zao Fox Village during a doom scroll. Located in Shiroishi City on the Miyagi side of Mt. Zao, this gem up in the mountains is home to hundreds of Japanese foxes as well as a few…

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Donny Kimball

I'm a travel writer and freelance digital marketer who blogs about the sides of Japan that you can't find in the mainstream media. https://donnykimball.com/