She figured out that she could get the sand off her sweet potato by dipping it in the water (rather than brushing it off with her hands), and this was also learned and caught on with the rest of the troop. In another area of Japan (Kagoshima), one Japanese monkey started washing food before eating it. They eat anything from fruits and insects in the summer, to herbs and bark in the winter. Japanese macaques are opportunistic omnivores, changing their diet with the season. These monkeys are the only other animal known to wash their food besides raccoons and humans. The snow monkeys have learned a variety of cultural aspects from one another in addition to relaxing in the hot springs, such as rolling snowballs, playing with stones as a child would play with blocks, and washing their food. The famous "hear, speak, and see no evil" monkeys may have originated at Toshogu Shrine in Nikko. The images of monkeys have often been used for warding off evil. Legends of monkeys spread wildly with the influx of Buddhism and Chinese culture, in which monkeys also had an important place. In native Shintoism monkeys are seen as the In the native religion of Shintoism, monkeys are viewed as messengers of mountain gods and rivers.
Monkeys hold a special place in Japanese religion and folklore. Others were soon to follow, the younger ones first while the older monkeys were a bit more reluctant to test the waters. It is said that one female ventured into the pools to retrieve some soybeans that had been tossed in, and was quite pleased by the warmth. Japanese Macaques first began utilizing the hot springs in 1963. With the help of this thick fur and volcanic thermal pools, the "snow monkeys" of the Northern most tip of Honshu survive temperatures below 5 degrees Fahrenheit. The more northern the range of the monkeys inhabit, the thicker the fur of the monkey gets. Well adapted to the cold, Japanese Macaques are the most northern living non-human primate. Some of the most important aspects of Japanese culture, spirituality, and national identity are the natural environment and wildlife. In spite of the highly urbanized, densely populated, and fast-paced, modern lifestyles of the Japanese, there also exists a long tradition of reverence for nature and a deep regard for animals.
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