L ike humans, some other primates like to huddle in hot springs. Japanese macaques ( Macaca fuscata ), also called “snow monkeys,” famously gather at natural hot springs to soak together for hours.

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They found that bathing in hot springs subtly reshapes the snow monkeys’ relationships with their parasites and gut microbes.

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Japanese macaques are famous for soaking in hot springs during winter, but new research suggests this behavior may serve ...

Walk Japan offers travellers keen on experiencing spring in the country two fully-guided tour programmes that offer unique sights and activities for the season.

Naked, tattooed foreigners may soon become a less unusual sight in Japan’s public baths. Tourism officials in Japan are urging onsens (hot springs) to relax rules restricting body art wearers from ...

I wrapped my yukata, a cloth kimono, around my naked body, pulling the left side of the fabric over the right, as instructed, and tied the obi sash securely at my waist. The hotel provided these robes ...

Japanese macaques, colloquially referred to as snow monkeys, famously soak in steaming hot springs during winter. It's easy ...