Monkey Park Iwatayama

Iwatayama Monkey Park, also known as Arashiyama Monkey Park, is a commercial park located in Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan. The park is home to a troop of over 120 Japanese macaques that roam freely, and visitors can feed them with food purchased at the site. The park offers a unique experience where humans are in a cage and the animals roam free. Visitors can walk around outside the hut and mingle with the monkeys, but are advised to keep a safe distance and not look them in the eyes. The park has a playground and vending machines, making it a great place to visit with family. The monkeys are well-known to the park staff, and many can be recognized by sight, with some even having earned nicknames