East Asia

Some tourists at have tried to feed, touch or bathe with the wild Japanese macaques.

This photo taken on Feb 7, 2025 shows three men taking an open-air hot spring bath, or "onsen", and making fun of a Japanese macaque, commonly referred to as a "snow monkey", at the Jigokudani (Hell's Valley) Monkey Park in the town of Yamanouchi, Nagano prefecture. (Photo: AFP/Mladen Antonov)

26 Jun 2026 06:00PM

(Updated: 26 Jun 2026 06:03PM)