One of the most popular sites near Nagano is “Monkey Park,” renowned for its population of Japanese macaques, and particularly, their affinity for a good hot bath. The monkeys come down during daylight hours to play, soak, fight, socialize, and comb each other clean. At night, they retreat into the forest for security. The park takes a bit of effort to get to- a train, a bus, and a hike- so it’s not as crowded as one would expect. Though maybe I’m just here in the ideal off-season, before the snows but after the heat.
Here’s some pictures of my afternoon among my very distant relatives.
Hope you didn’t forget the Monkey Chow!!
The monkeys look super cute! Were they friendly? (^-^)
More so entirely uninterested in the tall moving people trees around them. They would sit close and walk around you when you were in their way. They certainly like to fight among themselves though!