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CHERRY PICKING & MONKEY PARK IN NAGANO
June 8 @ 7:30 am - 8:30 pm
COST BY AGE GROUP:
$55 (18 & Up) $50 (6–17) $35 (3–5) $30 (2 & Under if a seat is needed)
ITINERARY:
Depart 7:30 a.m. Lunch 11 a.m.–12 p.m. (Lunch on your own) Monkey Park 12:30–3 p.m.
Cherry Picking 3:30–4:30 p.m. Return 8:30 p.m Tour cost includes bus transportation, admission fee for Monkey Park and Cherry picking. Please be prepared to walk 2 km each way on paved and unpaved path to the park. The walk to the park may be difficult for smaller children. The ground around the cherry trees may get muddy. *Since the monkeys are wild, they may not always be in the park. The summer scene at the Nagano Jigokudani monkey park is quite different than that of the winter months. The trees are full of green leaves, which shade the hot sun, and vegetation is covering most of the ground. This ideal situation brings the monkeys closer to the park and gives them places to hide and rest. There are also wild berries, flowers and insects for them to eat. It’s also an important time for most of the babies that were born in the early spring to make their appearance to the other monkeys and to us visitors. During this time, you will be able to see mothers with their babies, who are clenched tight to their mother’s bodies, sunbathing, eating grass and grains out in the open. It’s also interesting to see how the mother watches over their baby when it wonders off of their bodies. After the monkey park, we will stop by Shinshu Fruits Land for some cherry picking with all-you-can-eat cherries for 30 minutes.
