At Jigokudani Monkey Park, roughly 2,800 feet above sea level and a three-and-a-half-hour drive northwest of Tokyo, all those familiar images in magazines and nature documentaries of frosted snow ...

The air is crisp, the snow deep and undisturbed. The Japanese Alps tower around us, beckoning us to their slopes. In central Japan, just under two hours from Tokyo by bullet train, Nagano is known ...

Approximately 30 snow monkeys could be seen relaxing in the steaming waters at Jigokudani Yaen-Koen, leaning against rocks and grooming each other. “Their behavior is so human-like and adorable ...

Many visitors choose to tag on a few nights in Tokyo, Kyoto or Sapporo to make the journey worthwhile, as well as a trip to see the wild snow monkeys. But the main event is on the slopes – here ...

2 hours from Tokyo, Nagano is a magnet for skiers and snowboarders, but it also has temples, macaque monkeys and a town Hokusai painted in The air is crisp, the snow deep and undisturbed.