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Nagano (Snow Monkeys – Jigokudani)

Nagano (Snow Monkeys – Jigokudani)

Summary

(Nagano (Snow Monkeys – Jigokudani))

In the Japanese Alps of Nagano lies Jigokudani, home to the famous snow monkeys. Here, Japanese macaques soak in natural hot springs while snow falls gently around them. For photographers, Nagano is about behavior and storytelling: mothers cradling infants in steam, snowflakes caught in fur, and moments that echo our own humanity.

Wildlife & Landscape

Getting There

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Lodges

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Jigokudani Onsen Korakukan

A historic hot spring ryokan directly beside Jigokudani Monkey Park, home to Japan’s famous snow monkeys.

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Itineraries

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Grand Hokkaido & Nagano Winter Expedition

An in-depth ten-day winter circuit from the snow monkeys of Nagano to the cranes, sea eagles, and drift ice of eastern Hokkaido.

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Nagano Snow Monkeys & the Japanese Alps in Winter

A focused winter escape to Jigokudani, where Japanese macaques bathe in steaming hot springs against a backdrop of falling snow.

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