Fantastic - real monkeys. Took the train out to Arishiyama, walked straight past the Train and Piano Museum and up the Iwatayama mountain. Got a little concerned as we climbed to see various signs, starting out with 'Don't feed the monkeys', then 'Make sure your bags are closed', then 'Don't look the monkeys in the eye', by this stage we still hadn't seen any monkeys but we could hear sounds in trees above. 20 minutes of climbing later we were too tired to run if they attacked. Got to the rest stop and monkey feeding area and finally saw the monkeys.
Lots of monkeys.
Turns out that there are fences to keep the humans in, while the monkeys roam free in a kind of Planet of the Apes style switch. Except at the top where monkeys and humans can mix freely and share ideas and snacks.
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So you're supposed to climb a mountain carrying bunches of bananas for these pampered Urkos?
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