Monkey Park Day!
When we started planning this trip, one of the most anticipated days out was in Yudanaka, at Jigokudani Monkey Park. Snow monkeys, as they are known, handle the extreme winters by sitting in the hot outdoor pools. It's a comical sight.
If we had been here in February we would have seen them do just this, but we arrived in April, and the weather was considerably milder. So they weren't hanging about the onsen (one or two were) they were just playing all around us. It was fantastic. They were so close. They clearly didn't care a jot about us. The park maintain a "Don't feed them, don't scare them” policy which means that they don't see men as friends or enemies. We took hunners of photos and a fair few videos. Here are the highlights. And an excellent video that Jason took. It wasn't set up. One of those happy accidents.
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