another continent far away

another continent far away

A brief look inside, letting time flow, letting time go.

a place to be

a place to be

And what a view. If you look closely in the lower centre you can see Arashiyama Station 嵐山駅 enveloped in cherry blossoms, while in the distance on the right Kyoto Tower 京都タワー pokes up.

sway

sway

And up here on storm mountain, you, too, can take some time to sit, reflect and let the quiet wash over you.

mostly human

mostly human

There were lots of people inside, either chilling out or eagerly feeding the monkeys through the grated windows, mirroring the divide in behaviour of the monkeys outside.

This seemed liked a fairer way to offer an interaction with wild animals: with the humans being the ones inside the cage.

tracing

tracing

It's enough fun to just stand a while and watch them going about their business, but you can head inside the hut to grab some peanuts and there'll instantly be no shortage of takers.

outside inside

outside inside

Monkeys all over, either feverishly grabbing peanuts from the humans inside, or just chilling out.

in threes

in threes

Near the top, monkeys everywhere! Because there's a hut where you can feed them, you're guaranteed to see plenty in the vicinity.