Monkey Park Iwatayama
Iwatayama Monkey Park is a commercial park located in Arashiyama in Kyoto, Japan. The park is located atop Mount Arashiyama, on the opposite side of the Ōi River of the train station.Photo: IMKSv, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Opening hours:
9:00 AM—4:00 PM
January 1st: closed - Type: Zoo
- Description: park in Kyoto
- Also known as: “Arashiyama Monkey Park” and “Iwatayama Monkey Park”
Photo: Michael Ocampo, CC BY 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hōrin-ji and Togetsu Bridge.
Hōrin-ji
Buddhist temple
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Hōrin-ji is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Arashiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The honorary sangō prefix is Chifuku-san. The temple is said to have been constructed by Gyōki in 713 AD, and was originally named Kadonoi-dera. Hōrin-ji is situated 230 metres northeast of Monkey Park Iwatayama.
Togetsu Bridge
Scenic viewpoint
Arashiyama is a district on the western outskirts of Kyoto, Japan. It also refers to the mountain across the Ōi River, which forms a backdrop to the district. Arashiyama is a nationally designated historic site and place of scenic beauty. Togetsu Bridge is situated 490 metres northeast of Monkey Park Iwatayama.
Fukuda Art Museum
Museum
Photo: 運動会プロテインパワー, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fukuda Art Museum is situated 530 metres north of Monkey Park Iwatayama.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arashiyama and Ukyō District.
Arashiyama
Photo: Fabimaru, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arashiyama is a district on the western outskirts of Kyoto, Japan. It also refers to the mountain across the Ōi River, which forms a backdrop to the district. Arashiyama is a nationally designated historic site and place of scenic beauty.
Ukyō District
Suburb
Ukyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Ukyō District is situated 3½ km east of Monkey Park Iwatayama.
Nakagyō-ku
Suburb
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Nakagyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Its name means "central capital ward." As of 2021, the ward has an estimated population of 109,629 people. Nakagyō-ku is situated 7 km east of Monkey Park Iwatayama.
Monkey Park Iwatayama
- Categories: park, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.0091° or 35° 0′ 33″ northLongitude
135.67497° or 135° 40′ 30″ eastInception
1957Open location code
8Q7Q2M5F+JXOpenStreetMap ID
way 1343714212OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=zooWikidata ID
Q15229013
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Vietnamese—“Monkey Park Iwatayama” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “အိဝတယာမမျောက်ပန်းခြံ”
- Chinese: “嵐山猴子公園”
- French: “Arashiyama Monkey Park”
- French: “Iwatayama Monkey Park”
- French: “parc au singes d’Arashiyama”
- French: “parc au singes d’Iwatayama”
- French: “Parc au singes d’Iwatayama”
- German: “Iwatayama Monkey Park”
- Italian: “Iwatayama Monkey Park”
- Japanese: “Arashiyama monkī pakū Iwatayama”
- Japanese: “あらしやまモンキーパークいわたやま”
- Japanese: “嵐山モンキーパーク”
- Japanese: “嵐山モンキーパークいわたやま”
- Serbian: “Парк мајмуна Иватајама”
- Vietnamese: “Công viên khỉ Iwatayama”
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