Tuesday February 14, 2012

JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION

Snow monkeys

Picture of the Day Mar. 18, 2009 - 06:00AM JST ( 19 )

Snow monkeys enjoy the onsen at Jigokudani Monkey Park in Shiga Kogen, Nagano Prefecture.

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19 Comments

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graftonMar. 18, 2009 - 08:06AM JST

Not offten I think much of JTs pic of the day, but this one is special.
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some14someMar. 18, 2009 - 08:15AM JST

Even monkeys in Japan look so depressed. Good picture though.
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SargeMar. 18, 2009 - 08:35AM JST

"Even monkeys in Japan look so depressed"

What do you expect, the monkeys are in Jigokudani ( Hell Dust Mite ) Monkey Park!
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cleoMar. 18, 2009 - 09:00AM JST

Oh Sarge, what a bloomer. Jigokudani = Hell Valley(谷), not dust mite(壁蝨, but usually written in kana)!

Is that someone's foot tucked under the monkey-chan's left armpit?
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kwattMar. 18, 2009 - 09:25AM JST

I've heard that many monkeys lately have pollen/hay fever as almost same as people, so monkeys like to dip in onsen to cure allergy.
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SargeMar. 18, 2009 - 09:26AM JST

Cleo - Hell Valley, eh? And yes, that's someone's foot tucked under that armpit. What else could it be?
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tokyochrisMar. 18, 2009 - 10:08AM JST

The pic's completely overexposed, but it's a great place to visit! I went there just before new year and it was an interesting area!
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kwattMar. 18, 2009 - 11:05AM JST

It seems that monkeys are now taking rest in onsen before go to villages and loot food from lands.
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Helter_SkelterMar. 18, 2009 - 11:35AM JST

I bet they don't enjoy getting out of the onsen soaking wet to get food.
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zaichikMar. 18, 2009 - 12:41PM JST

Hell Dust Mite

ROTFLOL!

The pic's completely overexposed

It can be difficult to get a good photo, because of the steam....

It is a great place to visit, though - went there in 1998 and again on New Year's Day 2006, when it was covered in snow and the closer car park was closed, so we had to hike from the upper one. We were staying in Yudanaka Onsen, which is really nice and has a rather cool barrier-free ryokan: http://www.avis.ne.jp/~hakura/

Natsukashii!
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kiwiboyMar. 18, 2009 - 01:43PM JST

Cool pic! I was there last week to see them and they're amazing! When they're not in the onsen (there's hundreds of them) they run around your feet, sit really close to you, and are completely unfazed by your presence. I even got touched by one or two. Such an awesome experience! Highly recommended!
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OhioDonnaMar. 25, 2009 - 12:02AM JST

My favorite monkeys. Thanks for the photo.