地獄谷野猿公苑 Jigokudani Wild Monkey Park ~ Snow Monkey.

In Japan, there are monkey entering the hot spring.
This is the only in the world.

There is Jigokudani Wild Monkey Park in Nagano Prefecture.

This park is a valuable place where you can observe up close the wild monkeys.


Begins,a child monkey entered in open-air hot spring for human use,with interest.
Thereafter, open-air hot spring that monkeys only was made.
It was takes into consideration the hygiene side.
 
Period of winter,about 50 monkeys go into a hot spring bath.
Most of this is a female or a child.
Most male does not enter,because they must observe the herd.

Monkeys so wildlife, there is a rule in the observation.
The rule is...
Do not give food to the monkey.
Do not touch the monkey.
Do not be too close to the monkey.
Do not stare at the eyes of the monkey.
Do not talk to monkey.
etc.
If rules was followed,the monkeys do not hit the tourist.
Since Nagano Olympic,many foreign tourists have visited here.
Most of them observe the rule, thanks to that,it is possible to maintain this condition rare in the world.

Around here has many fine ski area,it is blessed with tourist destination.

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