I’d like to say that I endured great hardship on a trek into the Japanese wilderness to get shots of snow monkeys, but the fact is, Japenese macaques are one of the more easily photographed primates on the planet. At least at Jigokudani Springs near Nagano — an easy two hour journey by bullet train from Tokyo. Every day throughout the year, the monkeys come down from the mountainsides to soak in the springs. Wide angle shots are easy as the monkeys groom, fight, eat and play just a feet away.

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