Visiting the snow monkeys in Japan

One of the highlights of my one-month trip to Japan so far has been a visit to the snow monkeys near Nagano. What is so special about them?  Esoecially when it is cold and snowing, they like to hang out in their very own spa - a mineral water hot spring!  You can really see by their expression how much they enjoy being in the hot water.  They also groom each other for minutes at a time. Of course, I have taken lots of pictures.