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Jigokudani — Japanese Macaque Habitat
Japanese macaques gather around a hot-spring pool in a snowy mountain valley.
The story behind the place
Jigokudani Yaen-koen lies in the Yokoyu River valley in northern Nagano. Wild Japanese macaques inhabit the area, and the park, established in 1964, is known for observing them bathing during cold weather. These short-tailed monkeys live in social groups. Their behaviour and presence around the hot-spring pool vary with conditions.
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- Jigokudani Yaen-koenJigokudani Yaen-koen
- About the monkeysJigokudani Yaen-koen
- Jigokudani — Japanese Macaque Habitat — named component reference© OpenStreetMap contributors
