“You can observe the various activities of Japanese macaques up close ... clothing and gear—after all, the spa treatment is only for monkeys.

Considered messengers of the gods, the macaques are now made to wear costumes, do backflips, and walk on stilts to please crowds. Trainers with the Sen-zu No Sarumawashi performance group in ...

Director Ichiro Suzuki commented, "It seems very unusual for people from abroad to see monkeys in hot springs, and they're enjoying it." (Japanese original by Taichi Kaizuka, Hokkaido Photo and Video ...