December 22nd is the winter solstice.

At the "Japan Monkey Center" in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture, the appearance of a monkey that ignites a bonfire at this time and warms up around it has become a tradition, and the situation was released earlier on the 21st.

Every year at the Japan Monkey Center, a bonfire is lit on Mt. Monkey during the winter solstice, and the situation was disclosed to the press prior to the public opening on the 22nd.



The bonfire was triggered by the Isewan Typhoon in 1959, when the zookeepers were warming up by burning fallen trees, and the monkeys approached without fear of the fire, so it has continued for more than 60 years. about it.



As the monkeys got used to it every year, they gathered around the bonfire and warmed themselves up in turn.



When the keeper warmed the roasted sweet potatoes with a bonfire and took them out, some monkeys ate the sweet potatoes while they were warm, and some monkeys ate after cooling for a while, showing their lovely appearance.



The keeper, Masaya Yamada, said, "You can only see monkeys that you can enjoy without fear of fire. The new corona has calmed down a little, so I want many people to come."



You can see the bonfire on the 22nd of the winter solstice and from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays until January 30th next year.