- Winter is the best season to visit Jigokudani since monkeys there bathe in hot springs to protect themselves against the cold weather.
- I took so many photos of the Japanese macaques at Jigokudani Monkey Park and had a blast trying to capture their lively personalities and expressions.
- Today, more than 150 wild monkeys live in the area surrounding the Jigokudani monkey park.
- Jigokudani Park, which is located in the city of Yamanuchi, is a magnificent representative of natural attractions, which is known for its hot springs.
- If you’ve been captivated by photos of furry macaques sitting in steaming hot water, surrounded by snow, head to the Jigokudani Monkey Park...
- The journey to Jigokudani Monkey Park from Tokyo is around 3.5 hours, so if you’re wanting to be there near opening time it’s a very early start!
- At Jigokudani Yaen-Koen (Hell's Valley Monkey Park) in Nagano Prefecture, you can observe the Japanese Snow Monkeys in their..
- Jigokudani Monkey Park is a remote park in Nagano, where you can see the famous Japanese snow monkeys having a bath.
- From the entrance of the park, we walked about 1.6km to where the monkeys are. The 1.6km of walking into the park is covered in hard snow which turned into ice.
- From Yudanaka Station you can engage a taxi or take a local bus to take you to the Jigokudani Monkey Park car park, which is a 5km or 15 minute drive.