At the botanical garden in the hot spring town of Hakodate, a hot spring is prepared for the monkeys raised from the first day, and visitors are entertained by the sight of the monkeys relaxing and warming themselves in the snow.

About 50 Japanese macaques are raised at the Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden in Yukawa-cho, Hakodate City, and every December, hot springs are prepared by drawing water from a nearby source.



In the city on the 1st, the temperature of the hot water is adjusted to about 41 degrees, which is comfortable for monkeys, while it is snowing in the morning.



The monkeys were soaking up to their shoulders with their eyes closed and grooming themselves in the steaming hot springs.



A woman in her 80s who visited from Tokyo said, "It's the first time I've seen monkeys, and they look just like humans, and they seem to be comfortable."



Ichiro Suzuki, the director of the Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden, said, "I would like you to see it as a winter tradition. I want you to feel warm with the monkeys and heal your heart even a little by watching the monkeys bathing in the hot springs." I was.