Iwatayama Monkey Park

Iwatayama Monkey Park (Japanese: 嵐山モンキーパーク, Arashiyama Monkī Pāku) 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. It is inhabited by a troop of over 120 Japanese macaque monkeys. The animals are wild but can be fed by the staff and visitors with food exclusively purchased at the site. The main reason why these wild macaques choose to stay in the park is so that they can feed on the food given by the staff. The feeding system includes corn and wheat handed out every two hours from 9:30 to 5:30 (five times a day).
To visit this park, visitors have to go up a somewhat steep mountain. The climb is about 1.45 kilometers (0.9 miles) with an altitude gain of 160 meters (525 feet). The park closes at 5pm and all guests must pay a small fee to enter the park.