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Circus-like performances by snow monkeys in Japan contradict their long-revered status
The monkeys wore soccer uniforms ... one of the warm-up acts to the main event in the indoor amphitheater at Japan’s Nikko Saru Gundan, a roadside attraction off Route 121 in Nikko City.
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The glorious Japanese region just two hours from Tokyo – but lacking tourists
I’m in Nikko National Park, in Japan’s Tochigi prefecture ... at odds with the beauty of the surrounding area: all monkey-inhabited mountains, gushing waterfalls and acres of pink cherry ...