They do so to ward off the cold—Jigokudani's harsh, high-altitude landscape is covered in snow for four months out of every year and winter temperatures drop to 14 degrees Fahrenheit. Advertisement ...

The Japanese macaques in Jigokudani Monkey Park begin most days with a relaxing dip in their own private hot tub. Located in Joshinetsu Kogen National Park in Japan’s Nagano prefecture, the ...

While Jigokudani Monkey Park is open year-round, winter is the best time to visit. Not only is the area more picturesque when it is covered with snow, but the snow monkeys are more likely to soak ...

The Jigokudani Monkey Park, once a natural spring but now a popular tourist destination, is located in Japan’s Nagano Prefecture. The springs sit at an elevation of 2,800 feet, where snow covers ...

Established in 1964, Jigokudani Wild Monkey Park allows visitors to observe the monkeys in their natural habitat, as they bathe in the warm springs, which are surrounded by hot steam and boiling ...

It’s quite the show for tourists. Japanese snow monkeys (macaques) in Jigokudani Monkey Park begin most days with a relaxing dip in their own hot springs. Find out your best chances to see them.

An infant Japanese macaque monkey bathes in the hot springs at Jigokudani-Onsen in Jigokudani, Nagano-Prefecture, Japan. A young female was the first macaque spotted in a hot spring, in the 1960s.

Kento Mori. The Japanese snow monkeys that live in Jigokudani Monkey Park famously enjoy bathing in hot springs—an adorable habit that hasn’t been observed among other groups of macaques ...

A Japanese macaque, or snow monkey, jumps into a hot spring at Jigokudani Monkey Park. Photo Credit: Mark Edward Harris After my efforts trudging through a snowstorm in early 2000 to Nagano's ...

The Snow Monkey Express Train is a quick and easy way to travel from Nagano to the Jigokudani Monkey Park. It takes just about half the time that the local trains do, and costs just 100 Yen more ...