After the Ryoanji Temple we headed to the bamboo forest. Across this bridge is the mountain we climbed to see all the little monkeys :)
There were rickshaws everywhere:
The Japanese and their umbrellas:
Here is the shrine in the middle of the bamboo forest. It is for women looking for a mate - notice all the women lined up??!
There was a little dog there with a backpack that made us miss our Pigdog.
Another shrine that the emperor's use to use (notice all the bamboo in the background?):
It was amazing seeing all the bamboo shooting so high -
Heading across the bridge to Monkey Mountain:
The mountain area on the right is "Monkey Mountain". The real name of the area is Arasiyama Monkey Park:
Up on the mountain there are about 150 Japanese monkeys. Each monkey is given a name and their date of birth is recorded for students and researchers to conduct visual studies. Here is the entrance to the mountain:
Follow the rules carefully or they will come after you!! (they will think you are trying to establish dominance):
I was inside the feeding area for this picture (you can feed them through the fence - but not outside):
This little guy was just sitting outside the door to the feeding area:
Baby Monkeys!! Don't make mom mad - it was scary!!
The staff would give this monkey two nuts and then he'd sit there so you could have your picture taken with him - NO touching though!!
It was a HIKE up Mt Iwatayama (155 meters) - but worth it. It was so beautiful I thought I'd put up the whole panoramic shot that Michael took:
The babies were so cute playing together:
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