15 Nagano's Famous Snow Monkeys Jonathan Jahnke Nagano's Jigokudani Park is home to the famous Japanese Macaque, the northernmost species of monkey in the world. The park is...
10 Activities Jigokudani Yaen-Koen's Snow Monkeys Gloria Ticconi In Japan's Nagano prefecture, Jigokudani Yaen-Koen is where you can find wild snow monkeys bathing in a natural hot spring pool.
Culture Yudanaka, Snow Monkeys and Old Post Towns Elena Lisina During this trip I visited Yudanaka, Obuse, Matsumoto, and the old post towns of Kiso valley. Returning to Tokyo, I visited m...
Ueno Zoo #3 – Various Monkeys Tomoko Kamishima Ueno Zoo #3 – Various Monkeys: There are 8 gorillas in Ueno Zoo. They look a bit fierce, but actually, they are vegetarians a...
Activities Nagano: From Monkeys to Temples Rey Waters A one day trip to observe the famous Japanese Macaque (Snow Monkeys) and a walk from Nagano station to the Zenkoji Temple com...
Activities Iiyama Snow Festival 2025 Kim The Iiyama Snow Festival has been running for four decades now, and was originally born from the idea of trying to revitalize...
Activities Hitsujigaoka Snow Park 2025 Kim If you're looking for some family-friendly fun this winter, look no further than the Hitsujigaoka Snow Park event. Held for t...
Activities Tsunan Snow Festival 2025 Kim Parts of Niigata Prefecture often get referred to as yukiguni (snow country) thanks to the region's massive amount of winter ...
Nightlife Snow Machine Hakuba 2025 John Blagys For the first time, a major music festival is coming to a Japanese ski field in the winter! Snow Machine is a 4 day music fes...
