This morning we woke up early, ate breakfast, and took the hotel's shuttle to the entrance to Jigokudani Monkey Park. From the entrance, we had to walk 1.3 kilometers before we reached the actual entrance. Since the monkeys are allowed to roam free, we saw some as we approached the real entrance.
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| If you look closely, you could see a monkey on the roof. |
Once inside, there were monkeys all over the place. Sometimes they shrieked and chased after each other. On other occasions they would play in the water or climb the mountain. The most advertised part us a small hot springs where monkeys bathed. We had a blast just watching them all.
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We walked back through another route, to a neighboring area known for its hotsprings, Shibu Onsen.
It is a tiny neighborhood, with narrow streets. We stopped to look at a public foot bath from the hotsprings, but ended up continuing on to a nearby ramen restaurant. Again, I had miso ramen soup, which was incredible.
We walked just past our hotel, in order to look at a local craft store, which was closed for lunch. On the way back to the hotel, I took note of the local ping pong club.
We are just relaxing for the rest of the day. Tomorrow we head back to Tokyo, for an action packed final leg of our trip.
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