Nagano Prefecture in the midwinter. At Jigokudani Onsen in Yamanouchi‐machi, Shimotakai‐gun, you can see the monkey "Snow Monkey" soaked in the hot spring every day. "Why don't they get cold after the ...

They found that bathing in hot springs subtly reshapes the snow monkeys’ relationships with their parasites and gut microbes. The macaques that bathe showed different lice distributions and gut ...

Monkeys soaked in a hot spring at Jigokudani Yaen-Koen near the 'Korakukan' = Yamanouchi Town on Jan.the 19th Shinshu in the midwinter. At Jigokudani Onsen in Yamanouchi‐machi, Shimotakai‐gun, you can ...

Japanese macaques are famous for soaking in hot springs during winter, but new research suggests this behavior may serve ...

Japanese macaques, colloquially referred to as snow monkeys, famously soak in steaming hot springs during winter. It's easy ...

Japanese macaques, colloquially referred to as snow monkeys, famously soak in steaming hot springs during winter. It's easy ...

YAMANOUCHI, Nagano -- Wild Japanese macaques have been enjoying a heavenly hot spring bath in the snow in the central Japan town of Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture. A Japanese macaque parent and child ...

Japan has a wealth of hot springs, and the Japanese have a love of bathing. During the winter, people visit inns nestled in valleys where they can enjoy taking warm soaks in outdoor spring-fed baths ...