We took the street car to Yunokawa-Onsen station where we walked about 15 minutes to the Hakodate botanical gardens where the snow monkeys live! The walk from the tram stop was along the river and was actually really lovely, even in the deep snow and cold. The entrance ticket to the botanical garden was 300 Yen or about $3. The monkeys were outdoors right by the entrance. There wasn’t much snow, but the monkeys looked happy in their warm natural […]

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