muikabochi 208 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 I went to see the monkeys at Jigokudani, near Shiga Kogen in Nagano while I was over at Myoko yesterday. I have been a few times, but it doesn't get old. Those monkeys chilling out in the onsen and playing in the snow are fun to watch and very photogenic as well. For the most part they ignore all the people staring at them and taking photos. There was one dude who I presume was the boss looking suitably 'boss'y and he wasn't keen on people getting too close giving people a bit of a scary snarl when they got close. Apart from that though they let you get up close and just chill out. Highly recommended if you are visiting Shiga Kogen or Nozawa or Myoko or Nagano. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted February 4, 2011 Author Share Posted February 4, 2011 And here is some vid Chillin' Monkey fight-o! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Schneebored 0 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Wow. Great shots. MONKEY! Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Warning: thread contains lots of monkeys!! Cracking shots. Link to post Share on other sites
iiyamadude 6 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 They're great aren't they. Link to post Share on other sites
panhead_pete 27 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 A must do on this trip coming up. Thanks as always for the cracking pics. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Great pics but no monkeys in a bucket. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Superb monkey pics. Cheeky monkeys. This dude is funny Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 I see a bit of pretend monkey lovin' going on in that Fight-o! vid as well. They're only playing! Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Some of those a truly postcard quality. Actually, most of them! Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted February 4, 2011 Author Share Posted February 4, 2011 Thanks. Yes, Rob, I actually remembered the talk of buckets when I was walking up there. Unfortunately I didn't remember to take one. I did take the cheese though as you can see in the Cheese Gallery thread. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Yeah the cheese was fab, as was the lesser spotted Japanese tit. Link to post Share on other sites
nagoid 4 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Excellent. Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Top photod. You could sell them. Link to post Share on other sites
ShinyDiscoBall 2 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Just love those monkeys. Fantastic photographs. I want to go when they are sat there with some snow on top of their bonces. Link to post Share on other sites
CptSlow 0 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Originally Posted By: grungy-gonads Superb monkey pics. Cheeky monkeys. This dude is funny hahahha Love this guy too, he looks like hes cracking up. Awesome photos Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted February 4, 2011 Author Share Posted February 4, 2011 That fella was causing lots of fights, he was really up for it! Link to post Share on other sites
nagpants 1 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Some of the best I have seen. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Out of interest, many Japanese there? My friend went last season and said it was mostly gaijin. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Fabulous photos btw. Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Such great photos muikabochi they are top class. Thank you for sharing them. Link to post Share on other sites
KatyB 0 Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 I have GOT to go there. They let you go so close? I mean, how close is close? Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 It's a 20 minute or so walk there from the car park and 20 minutes back. And I stayed with the monkeys perhaps an hour. During that time I reckon I saw at a guess 150 or so people and I would guess 80% of them were non Japanese. I heard Aussie accents, US accents, Korean, Chinese and Thai as well as Sarugo. Link to post Share on other sites
charlotte 0 Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Love them muikabochi! Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Originally Posted By: muikabochi I heard Aussie accents, US accents, Korean, Chinese and Thai as well as Sarugo. Link to post Share on other sites
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