Yamanouchi

Places in this region

Image of Jigokudani Park, Japan located in Yamanouchi, Japan | Monkeys lounging in the hot springs of the park. (Wikimedia Commons)
Yamanouchi, Japan

Jigokudani Park, Japan

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley

Jigokudani means "Hell's Valley," and it is so named because of the area’s eerie bubbling hot springs, harsh landscape, and snowy frigid climate. Snow covers the ground more than four months out... »

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