Nagano snow monkeys at Jigokudani Monkey Park

Snow monkeys are Japanese macaques, a species native to Japan that are best known for chilling out in outdoor natural hot springs against a stark backdrop of snow. The easiest way to see them is at Jigokudani Monkey Park just outside of Nagano, first opened to the public in 1964. We did a day trip to Jigokudani from Kanazawa, a journey of about three hours each way involving a shinkansen

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