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Wild snow monkeys relaxing in an onsen (hot spring) in Nagano, Japan

Japanese macaques are unusual among monkeys in preferring a cold habitat to a tropical or subtropical one. Like most Japanese, these “snow monkeys” like nothing more than soaking in a hot-spring bath in winter. Here we showcase Kobayashi Hideki’s photos of these endearing creatures.

An open-air spa experience is a luxury many can’t afford, but not for a barrel of monkeys in Japan. Monkeys from a botanical garden in Hakodate on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido have made bathing in a hot spring their daily routine!

Today: An albatross takes off, snow monkeys have a bath and a dog in a dress.

⭐️ 😱 The Jigokudani Monkey Park in Yamanouchi, Japan offers visitors a unique experience! 💯 The park has a man-made pool where these Japanese macaques or snow monkeys gather and warm up in hot springs during the winter! ❄️ Wow, these guys are really living the dream, huh? 🐒⁠

Japanese macaques relax in a hot spring at the Jigokudani Yaen-koen wild monkey park in Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture. (Mainichi)

Find out all about the special open air bath where monkeys enter and can be observed from very close.

Monkey hot spring, Japan

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Feature article on the famous Snow Monkeys of Jigokudani, Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

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In the mountains of Japan, there is a colony of macaques who spend time sitting in hot springs to protect against the cold.

Taking hot spring, it seems to think about something difficult in its life. Jigokudani Onsen, Nagano, Japan.

Picture of Japanese monkeys in natural hot spring at winter time, Nagano Japan stock photo, images and stock photography. Image 1907783.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.