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 Community of 300 Monkeys Living within Unexplored Regions 

Hagachizakl-en is an unexplored region in lzu enclosed by the solemn
precipice of the Sekiheki (Red Wall) and Mount Hagachi This area forms
the largest habitat of wild monkeys in East japan In 1953, Yohei Hida
started hand-feeding the monkeys and it took him four years until they
got used to him just as there are many kinds of people, monkeys have
different personalities and facial expressions Please enjoy your holiday by
observing the monkeys indlvidually 







Monkeys living near
the beach are rare 

 The total number
of monkeys living in
Hagachizaki is about 300 Centered
around the boss monkey, the troop conducts
itself as a community Characteristic for Japanese
monkeys are their red face and bottom and their short
tail They live about 30 years Grains, vegetables, and fruits are their favorite food



Grooming
Grooming is a type of social behavior that is
characteristic of monkeys It symbolizes
affection and obedience amongst others and
eases the relationships between them

The Japanese monkey
(Macaca Fuscata) has an
abundance of motherhood.
of all the types of monkeys in
the world, the Japanese monkey
is said to have thestrongest
affection towards their offspring 

Baby monkeys playing innocently




From Tokyo

By Shinkansen (bullet train), transferring at Atami
    Tokyo Atami (55minutes)
    Atami Shimoda (1 hour 20 minutes)
Direct train to Shimoda
    Tokyo Shimoda (2 hours40 minutes)
By bus from Shimoda
    Shimoda Hagachizaki (1 hour)
By automobile
    Tokyo Atami Shimoda Hagachizaki (about 4 hours)

    Numazu IC Shuzenji Dogashima Hagachizaki (about 2 hours) 


INFORMATION
Opening Times
8:30- 16:50 (16 March - 15 October)
8:30- 16:30 (16 October -15 March)
Admission
Adults 500yen (Children 250yen)
Groups 450 yen (30 or more)