hellyer 216 Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Becoming more common around the Ichinose & Takamagahagara areas of Shiga Kogen. You never leave your windows open around here Link to post Share on other sites
snowbender 3 Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Ah but are they the real Official Snow Monkeys, or just "monkeys"? Link to post Share on other sites
seemore 66 Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 They look like Snow monkeys. If it looks like a duck and quacks !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Seemore Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted April 3, 2012 Author Share Posted April 3, 2012 Ah but are they the real Official Snow Monkeys, or just "monkeys"? Well I guess they might have booked a room at the Hotel Ichinose but generally they live in the snow Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Perhaps what snowbender means is --- are these the dudes that chill in the onsen, or another group? I suppose diffferent as it's a fair way down the hill. Having said that I have no idea how mobile these folk are. Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 yeah I do know what you mean. I have seen groups at other areas including sitting in the trees above the suspended access road, and over at Giant & Sun Valley areas also. They are all in the same National Park but most likely a different group up at the skijo. Having said that they have learnt to adapt to the built environment. I have often seen them sitting on the onsen roofs soaking up the heat. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I think those spoilt dudes in the onsen won't be venturing that far from their pampered lifestyles! Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 The ones in the onsen ignore humans. Wild ones like near Nikko are pretty aggressive. What about these chaps, snowjunky? Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 I don't like to get too close to them Pies because I have seen those Nikko guys in action when I was there a couple of years ago. Well actually it was up the hill from Nikko at Lake Chuzenji town. My mate took a video of a couple of tourists walking towards the "cute " monkeys. They were carrying a plastic bag that got ripped to pieces. They have become a real problem there. I will try and hunt up that vid Meanwhile here's a pic of the Chuzenji gang plus some more wildlife Other wildlife - I am the one in the hat Link to post Share on other sites
tokabochi 9 Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Are those pics from a previous visit to Chuzenjiko, snowjunky? Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 I like it round there, bad-reputation monkeys aside! Good drive from Numata through Katashina over into Tochigi and Chuzenjiko and then onto Nikko. Must do that again this year. Link to post Share on other sites
1 4 Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 The difference between the Shiga Kogen onsen dudes and the wild Nikko ones is the latter eat (stolen) bananas! Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted April 5, 2012 Author Share Posted April 5, 2012 Are those pics from a previous visit to Chuzenjiko, snowjunky? Yes, in late Feb 2009 - as Muika says above it is a nice area - lakes, waterfalls, monkeys, alpine vistas and the amazing & historical cultural centre of Nikko Link to post Share on other sites
sanjo 2 Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Lovely area. Link to post Share on other sites
sanjo 2 Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Bad monkeys. Link to post Share on other sites
miller 1 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 I read "Bits and boobs" Link to post Share on other sites
dale#1 1 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Where did you get to this year, snowjunky? Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted April 6, 2012 Author Share Posted April 6, 2012 All the Kogen's - Myoko, Madarao, and Shiga Link to post Share on other sites
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