Victory! 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” lounge in hot springs.

The Japanese word means “hell’s valley,” after the volcanic activity that heats the springs. Maciek Pożoga The “Snow Monkey Express” was almost empty when I rode with a few other ...

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 ...

OITA--A baby monkey named in honor of Shohei Ohtani ... Natural Zoological Garden in Oita welcomed a baby “Nihonzaru” (Japanese macaque) on April 21, the first to be born this year.