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Japan: Kyoto – Monkey Park in Arashiyama

By Mithun Divakaran
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Dec 17, 2015
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Japan, Travel

Date: 24th March, 2015

After walking through the Bamboo Forest soon after arriving at Arashiyama, I walked to the Monkey Park, to see the Japanese macaques.

Arashiyama Monkey Park entrance Kyoto — The entry fee is ¥500 (₹270/$4/€3.7)

Arashiyama Monkey Park info — Some information about the park

Monkey Park steps hill Kyoto — But first, I had to climb steps. Lot’s of it. Ugh. I hate steps!

Monkey Park map Arashiyama hill — You are climbing up Iwatayama (yama is mountain in Japanese)

Monkey Park Arashiyama hill Kyoto — I was up the 109 metre high mark

Japanese Monkey Park Arashiyama — Some facts about Japanese monkeys

Climbing Monkey Park hill Arashiyama Kyoto — It was cold, my legs were aching and to make it worse, it began to drizzle.

Monkey Park Iwatayama eight — I was now as high as the Kyoto Tower

Japanese Monkey tourists Kyoto — But I finally began to see the monkeys

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