In the north-west part of Kyoto lies Arashiyama, a very atmospheric district with lots of attractions. The view of Arashiyama is beautiful as it is located along the river and close to the mountains. There are many temples, shops, restaurants in this area. There is also a bamboo grove and you can rent a boat to travel the river too.
View on the scenery surrounding Arashiyama
Boats along the river
However, our favourite attraction in Arashiyama is absolutely Monkey Park Iwatayama! The monkey park is located in the Arashiyama mountains, and can be reached after about 10-15 minutes hiking uphill. After the hike you arrive at an open area where the monkeys can roam freely, and were they will be fed several times a day.
When we visited Monkey Park there were lots of baby-monkeys around, mostly sitting close to their mothers, very cute! かわいい！From the visitor centre you will be able to feed the monkeys; you will actually be inside, while the monkeys can roam freely outside but will come to you to get the food. They are very sweet and cute in how they carefully get the food from your hands!
Feeding a mama-monkey
Baby monkey with mama
Baby monkey feeding by mama
Because it was a very warm, sunny day when we visited Monkey Park, the monkeys were playing around a lot at the water pool! They were just like little children, chasing each other and trying to throw each other in the water.
Monkey drinking water at the pool
Because Monkey Park is located on a open field in the mountains, you have a wonderful view over Kyoto from the park. We think actually one of the most beautiful views of Kyoto. And sometimes, the monkeys will be lying on the view points, appearing to be also enjoying the lovely scenery!
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