Animal encounters
Arashiyama Monkey Park Iwatayama
嵐山モンキーパークいわたやま
Arashiyama · near Arashiyama (Hankyu Line) (5 min walk)
Arashiyama Monkey Park Iwatayama in Arashiyama. Wild macaques roam free at the summit and kids can hand-feed them through the wire of a feeding hut with a sweeping view over Kyoto.
Why children love it: Wild macaques roam free at the summit and kids can hand-feed them through the wire of a feeding hut with a sweeping view over Kyoto.
Honest drawbacks: Reaching the monkeys is a roughly 20-minute uphill hike over 120 steps, tough for toddlers and strollers.
Arashiyama Monkey Park Iwatayama
- Best for
- Primary (5–11), Teens (12–17)
- Time to allow
- 1.5h
- Opening hours
- 9:00-16:00 (summit open until 16:30); closed Jan 1 and in heavy rain/snow
- Price
- Adults (high school+) ¥800, children (age 4-JHS) ¥400, age 3 and under free, cash only; monkey feed ¥100/bag (official site)
- Booking
- Usually walk-in
- English
- ★★★☆☆
- Indoor / weather
- outdoor
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