Iwatayama Monkey Park | |
Alt Name: | Arashiyama Monkey Park Iwatayama |
Native Name: | 嵐山モンキーパークいわたやま |
Native Name Lang: | jpn |
Image Alt: | Iwatayama Monkey Park |
Map: | Japan Kyoto#Japan Kyoto Prefecture#Japan |
Map Alt: | Iwatayama Monkey Park in Japan |
Location: | 61 Arashiyama Nakaoshitachō, Nishikyō-ku, Kyōto-shi, Kyōto-fu 616-0004, Japan |
Nearest City: | Kyoto |
Coordinates: | 35.0089°N 135.6747°W |
Open: | 15 March-30 September, 09:00-16:30; 1 October-14 March, 09:00-16:00 |
Habitat: | bamboo forest |
Transport: | Keifuku Arashiyama station, Hankyu Arashiyama station |
Website: | http://www.monkeypark.jp/ |
Iwatayama Monkey Park (Japanese: 嵐山モンキーパーク, Arashiyama Monkī Pāku) is a commercial park located in Arashiyama in Kyoto, Japan. The park is on Mt Arashiyama, on the opposite side of the Ōi River as the train station. It is inhabited by a troop of over 120[1] Japanese macaque monkeys. The animals are wild but can be fed food purchased at the site.