Snow Monkey Park (Jigokudani Yaen Koen)

Snow Monkey Park (Jigokudani Yaen Koen)

The Snow Monkey Park, first opened in 1964, is a place where you can study the fascinating wildlife of Japanese macaques throughout the year.
These monkeys live in Jigokudani, a valley run through by Yokoyu-gawa, a river of which source is located in the Shiga Kogen National Park in northern Nagano prefecture. In recent decades, these monkeys have become iconically known globally as “snow monkeys” that bathe in the hot spring pools in winter.