HAKODATE, Hokkaido -- The annual "Monkey Mountain Hot Spring" event at the Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden here has been drawing increasing foreign visitor numbers in recent years. The December ...

Monkeys at a botanical garden in Hakodate in the northern prefecture of Hokkaido are beating the winter chill in hot springs. Visitors can see the Japanese macaques soaking from December until spring.

but there’s a place in Hokkaido where you can experience “forest bathing” in its literal sense too. Our recent travels in Japan’s northernmost prefecture took us to Daisetsuzan National Park. Our ...

Hokkaido, the northernmost island in Japan, is where the Japanese flock to during the summer for its hot springs, national parks, bears and more. STANDING in the hallway of the hotel, I feel out ...

Holding his foot in the air while nibbling his toenails, this Japanese macaque looks perfectly at home as he relaxes in a hot spring. The cheeky monkey even manages to wave to the camera while ...

Jozankei is one of Hokkaido’s most popular hot springs drawing 1.6 million visitors each year, including 180,000 foreigners — twice as many as came a decade ago. According to the Jozankei ...