Victory! Japan’s team bowed. And the crowd exploded in laughter. At Joshin’etsukogen National Park, in a volcanic region on the island of Honshu, “snow monkeys” lounge in hot springs.

I planned to visit several of these monkey troops throughout Japan and started with this “Snow Monkey Town” because ... warm water during the winter. Park attendants lure them with food ...

Nagano Prefecture—Visitors to the popular monkey park here have been delighted by the sight of wild Japanese macaques soaking in hot springs to escape the winter chill. Approximately 30 snow ...

In 1970 a picture of a snow monkey bathing in a hot spring graced the cover of Life Magazine Ever since Japans hottubbing primates have been protected and well fed for the enjoyment of tourists ...

Snow monkeys, or Japanese macaques, are native to Japan. Netizens have reacted angrily to the culling. "This seems a bit of a harsh response," said one user on Facebook. "Why? Send them out of ...

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ASHIYA, Hyogo Prefecture--City officials are considering the controversial idea of removing a local park’s uninhabited monkey cage ... known by audiences both in Japan and abroad and has ...

Bamboo groves are beloved in Japan, featuring prominently ... Arashiyama is also home to the Iwatayama Monkey Park, a mountainside home to 120 red-faced snow monkeys, who are likely to hang ...