'Do not be alarmed if monkeys get in the bath with you'

[Taro Toporific]

SNOW MONKEYSsfgate.com / Nov 28
"Do not be alarmed if monkeys get in the bath with you," reads the signpost in front of Kaku-kan, a rustic Japanese inn.
Amid the splendor of the Japanese Alps, with the Yokoyu river rushing below, several Japanese travelers soak in the steaming rotemburo (outdoor bath). ...it's no wonder that endemic Japanese macaques (better known as snow monkeys) would soon get in on the hot-tub action....," reads the signpost in front of Kaku-kan, a rustic Japanese inn.
Amid the splendor of the Japanese Alps, with the Yokoyu river rushing below, several Japanese travelers soak in the steaming rotemburo (outdoor bath). ...it's no wonder that endemic Japanese macaques (better known as snow monkeys) would soon get in on the hot-tub action....

[Andocrates]

[dimwit]

My favorite quote from Japanize on the topic of monkeys and onsens:

Somehow monkeys seem to bring out the worst in Japan. The famous "Monkey Onsen" (Shirahone Onsen) in Nagano is filled with monkey poo and its accommodations are horribly over-priced, and the numerous monkey parks throughout the country are horribly depressing.

http://www3.tky.3web.ne.jp/~edjacob/Cheese.html