Maciek Pożoga Monkeys like Tomiko started to bathe at the onsen at Jigokudani nearly 60 years ago. “I was the first to see them go in ... he told me. You can find different species of ...

After 17 years, I revisited Jigokudani Onsen in Nagano ... many places on Earth where you can bathe alongside wildlife like this. I had a friendly chat with some monkeys in the hot spring ...

Do you have ... as the monkeys' retreat. The idea worked, and over time the monkeys developed their own bathing culture. Today, visitors can observe them up close as they play in the snow, forage ...