00:00- INTRO* Today let’s explore the Iwatayama Monkey Park located in Kyoto Japan. Let’s roam around the monkeys’ territory and get up close to them. Let’s find out how they behave and live. Join me on this once in a life time opportunity.
00:24- Oi River aka the Oi-gawa in Japanese. Oi-gawa river is the upper part of the river. The middle part of the river is actually referred to as the Hozu-gawa river and the lower part as the Katsura-gawa river. Oi-gawa river is located in the Shizuoka Prefecture (静岡県, Shizuoka-ken) in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Shizuoka Prefecture has a population of about 3.6 million people. The bridge you see here is the Togetsukyō bridge.
00:51- South side of the Togetsu-Kobashi bridge with the Rankyo Meguri dock.
01:14- Entrance to the Monkey Park (and the Ichitani-Munakata-Jinja Shrine).
01:41- As you pass through this Torri gate of the Ichitani-Munakata-Jinja Shrine, you buy the tickets on the left.
01:55- The tickets cost 550Y or about $5 USD per person.
02:09- Once you encounter the monkeys, do not feed them, provoke them, or stare them in the eyes. That’s one of the reasons you have to leave any plastic bags and food at the ticketing kiosk.
02:37- Map of the Monkey Park’s path.
03:00- Iwatayama Monkey Park is also known as the Arashiyama Monkī Pāku in Japanese (嵐山モンキーパーク)is located in the Western Kyoto district called Arashiyama on the Mt. Arashiyama. This park is inhabited by 120 wild Japanese Macaque Monkeys or the Snow Monkeys as they are often called. The park was opened in 1957.
04:53- This is a little pond from which snow monkeys drink water and even bathe.
05:34- The view of the Kyoto city from the mountain is amazing. The monkeys are lucky to be here. Once again, remember a few rules that I mentioned – do not make a direct eye contact with the monkeys, do not pet them, do not feed them in the open, and remember no matter how cute they look, they are still wild monkeys.
06:31- These are the monkey handlers so if you have any questions you can always ask them.
08:15- As you can see monkeys like to fool around and they are very playful. You will see them climbing roofs, fences, and jump around. But remember, if a monkey stares right into your eyes with an open mouth exposing their fangs, that is NOT a good sign. At this point they are angry.
11:39- Monkeys grooming themselves.
11:55- You can get a Monkey Park stamp on a brochure or a collectible stamp book that you can purchase of the places you visited.
12:20- This little hut is the rest area where you can buy souvenirs and feed the monkeys with the apple slices purchased here for 100 Yen or just under a buck. Who knew they liked apples so much. When you feed them, you feed them by hand through the fence. Besides apples, the monkey handlers also feed them bananas and peanuts.
14:33- Every year throughout the months of April to July monkeys give birth. This might be a great opportunity for you to see some baby monkeys.
15:23- PREVIEW* Next let’s head to the famous Arashiyama Bamboo Forest. Let’s walk through some of the most spectacular paths and learn what it’s all about. Only on the Epic Travel Adventures!
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