Japan’s team bowed. And the crowd exploded in laughter. At Joshin’etsukogen National Park, in a volcanic region on the island of Honshu, “snow monkeys ... On a nine-day tour of sarumawashi ...

I planned to visit several of these monkey troops throughout Japan and started with this “Snow Monkey Town” because, well, its monkeys were the cutest. Macaques gravitate toward the warm water ...

In 1970 a picture of a snow monkey bathing in a hot spring graced the cover of Life Magazine Ever since Japans hottubbing primates have been protected and well fed for the enjoyment of tourists ...

Snow monkeys, or Japanese macaques, are native to Japan. Netizens have reacted angrily to the culling. "This seems a bit of a harsh response," said one user on Facebook. "Why? Send them out of ...

A quick Wikipedia search shows that more than 25 locations around Japan are named “jigokudani ... Yaen-Koen before heading home. Photos of snow monkey families taking a dip in hot springs ...

In the frigid valleys of Japan's Shiga Highlands, a troop of snow monkeys make their way and raise their families in a complex society of rank and privilege where each knows their place.

Approximately 30 snow monkeys could be seen relaxing in the steaming waters at Jigokudani Yaen-Koen, leaning against rocks and grooming each other. “Their behavior is so human-like and adorable ...