January sees Japan's famous Macaque monkeys take to the country's hot springs, to the delight of visiting tourists.

It's also the perfect month to track tigers through one of India's national parks.

Michelle Jana-Chan returns with some of her favourite things to do around the world in the coming weeks.

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