The view is lovely and it's just about a one hour walk from the station. There is a bus but very rarely. Last bus back about 1400hrs. Sadly the Racoon Dog pen is under reconstruction so they're not to be seen. The snow monkeys enclosure looks great but the monkeys are clearly old. The wild ones we saw at Nagano were in much better visual health. The view is much better than my picture. Mid afternoon have was obscuring the stunning view some. Finally, if you are visiting with kids then this would give you a chance to sit and relax as they play on the many free climbing/ swinging/...
Read moreMany animals are in awful barren concrete enclosures without anything to stimulate them. The horse's hoof looked to be causing it pain. The bird enclosures were too small, as were many others I recall. Only the tanuki seemed to be kept in adequate conditions. The locals should demand better, or have the...
Read moreWhat a find! This place was the best fun and for literally free entry the best bang for buck, we road up on bikes from city centre Matsumoto so it's doable with Google maps helping along the way. heaps of super fun activities (slides, rope course, bob sleds etc) highly recommended for kids or...
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