I suspect more overseas people know about these monkeys than most Japanese. The first time I visited ... hot water from faucets or bath towels; and very thin futon. Everything was as far removed ...

In 1967, the park had to build a dedicated monkey onsen nearby for hygienic reasons, to make sure they weren’t bathing with humans. Kinji Imanishi, pictured at the Japan Monkey Centre in 1963 ...

Forest bathing became a household name in Japan after the government became ... Pentagon officials to come join his project. Leaf monkeys are close-knit family groups that work closely to protect ...

In 1970 a picture of a snow monkey bathing in a hot spring graced the cover of Life Magazine Ever since Japans hottubbing primates have been protected and well fed for the enjoyment of tourists ...

Six Japanese macaques standing erect on leashes ... Chiemi Shiina, a sarumawashi monkey trainer, takes a bath with three baby macaques, the newest members of her Sen-zu No Sarumawashi ...