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Japanese macaques groom each other in a hot spring at a snow-covered valley in Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture. The hot spring is a popular tourist attraction.

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Lucky Monkies, I' stuck here in Afghanistan.

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"Wow, that's great! Now a little more to the right! Yeah, that's the spot!"

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Monkey on the right: So that's the erroneous zone?

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Wish i was in a snowy onsen.

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Cute. I envy them.

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I recommend everyone to visit these monkeys in Nagano, they are a real treat to see. You can get very close to them and they don't seem bothered at all.

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Come ooooon! This year I have never come there so far!!!! I need ONSEN!!!!

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Went there a year ago with my daughter. Really enjoyed it, until I realized that this monkeys don't have any fangs! So, if the caretakers pull these out,what else do they do, to keep the animals tame?

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I'm so tired today...think I'm gonna see if my wife will do that to me :)

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Happiness is a warm mama. Happiness is a warm bath. Who said we like living in the snow?

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Man, these monkeys are really living the good life! Nothing like a nice hot spring here in the mountains of Japan!

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I always wonder what happens to them when they get out.

Frozen fur?

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