The snow monkeys of Japan are famous, as monkeys go. This troop of Japanese macaques lives in the north, near Nagano, the mountainous, snowy site of the 1998 Winter Olympics.

HAKODATE, Hokkaido -- The annual "Monkey Mountain Hot Spring" event at the Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden here has been drawing increasing foreign visitor numbers in recent years. The December ...

Japan's hot spring macaques in Jigokudani Park draw record crowds, with 257,000 visitors last year, 60% of them international. View on euronews ...

The bathing monkeys of Jigokudani, or Hell's Valley, are among the best-loved symbols of Japan's often forgotten wild side -- and there is probably not a more famous band of monkeys in the world.

Nikko, a spectacular mountain town, is the perfect base for hikers, with a range of trails taking you through forests to ...

They were taken aback and frightened by how big and fat the monkeys were. The monkeys terrorizing the community are Japanese macaque, the kind often pictured peacefully bathing in hot springs.

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