Location: Yamanouchi, Shimotakai District, Nagano
Prefecture, Japan.
Jigokudani Money Park is a famous hot spring area near
Nagano. The name Jigokudani (mean “Hell’s valley”) is due to steam and boiling
water that bubbles out the frozen ground, surrounded by steep cliffs and
formidably cold forests. It is famous for its large population of wild Snow
Monkeys that go to the valley during the winter when snow covers the park. The
monkeys descend from the steep cliffs and forest to sit in the warm hot
springs, and return to the security of the forests in the evenings.
Visitors in Jigokudani Monkey Park
Monkeys in Jigokudani Monkey Park
It is warm in the water!
Since the establishment of Jigokudani Yaen-koen in 1964, it
has been a worldwide popular place for watching the bathing monkeys in a hot
spring and for ecological observation of researchers or photographers, and some
of them who visited here have accomplished certain result in the area.
Jigokudani Monkey Park sounds a cool attraction to visit in both summer and winter season. Your blog is a great motivation for me and after visiting this blog post I am interested to visit this beautiful park. I would like to go there with my family after completing my hop on hop off dc tours. So kar kin yip! Let me know about the best time to visit this park.
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