10. Japanese Macaque (Snow Monkey) (image credits: unsplash) Picture this: monkeys lounging in hot springs while snowflakes dance around their red faces. The Japanese macaque, or snow monkey, makes ...

Nestled in the mountainous regions of Japan, specifically in the Jigokudani Monkey Park, lives a unique population of Japanese macaques, commonly known as snow monkeys. These primates have captured ...

If you’re visiting in winter, make sure to bookmark Japan’s hot spring onsens. The highlight however is Yamanouchi's Jigokudani Monkey Park, which is unique for its wild ‘snow’ monkeys that bathe in ...

Jigokudani, meaning “Hell Valley,” gets its name from the billowing steam vents and bubbling hot springs that dot the landscape. Despite the hellish moniker, it’s pure heaven for the monkeys who ...

Jigokudani Monkey Park, which is famous for its “snow monkeys,” welcomed over 250,000 visitors in fiscal 2023, about 60% of whom came from overseas. (Photo by Hiroki Akahori） ...

Day 2 (Suggested Route & Travel Times) Accommodations in Yudanaka Onsen → By Car: Approx. Travel Time 20 minutes (6.0 km) Jigokudani Monkey Park → By Car: Approx. Travel Time 40 minutes (20 km) Shiga ...

Kyushu’s Kurokawa Onsen features a cave onsen and rotemburos (outdoor baths), and Hokkaido’s open-air Takaragawa Onsen offers spectacular river views. Brush up on onsen etiquette. Donning your ...

The Sapporo Snow Festival is one of Japan's most popular winter events. It is held over one week in February in Sapporo, Hokkaido. People from all over Japan head to Hokkaido to enjoy the stunning ...

Jigokudani Yaen-koen is located 850 meters above sea level in the mountains of Yamano­uchi Town in the northern part of Nagano Prefecture. Its setting is a steep rocky gorge, where natural hot springs ...

Jigokudani Monkey Park, located in the mountainous region of Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture, offers a unique opportunity to observe Japanese macaques, commonly known as snow monkeys, in their natural ...

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Travel + Leisure Co. (NYSE: TNL), the world’s leading membership and leisure travel company, has acquired the Yushi Chikumakan resort in Chikuma City, in the Nagano prefecture of Japan, and has ...