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Although the room is pretty small, I mean it is just a standard Japanese 3-star hotel room. But let me tell you, their breakfast was so amazing. They made the best karaage or deep-fried chicken. Variety of hot food and condiments as well as sufficient Western breakfast menu available here. I can enjoy a healthy Japanese style breakfast or filling Western dishes too.
Today, we spent our day around Oita. First, we made a visit to a Monkey Park. Then headed to Oita city for lunch and did some shopping at Donki or Don Quijote or easily spotted with their blue penguin mascot.
This Park can be reached by train or for more convenient is by car as there are plenty of car spaces next to the park. It only takes less than 15 minutes' drive from Beppu station. The park is more like a monkey reserve at the foot of Mount Takasaki. It is so massive as it homes to nearly 2,000 wild Japanese macaques that roam around freely but not so many things to do here for us though. We did spend time just less than 2 hours here. Most important part is definitely the feeding time.
While we're watching macaques rushing down from the mountain peak at their mealtime, the park keeper asked us to make some spaces between our leg, so that macaques could walk pass it. It is believed that if macaques chose to walk pass in between your legs, it will bring you luck.
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| Monorail runs every 10 minutes |
You can catch a monorail to go up there where the main feeding area is. It costs nearly nothing, only 110yen for a return ticket. Or otherwise, if you prefer to walk, there is a walking trail that they said it will only take five minutes but it is walking uphill and a few stairs to be climbed as well.
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| Feeding time |
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| I spotted this monkey-like stone |
3098-1 Kanzaki, Oita
Open: 09:00 - 17:00
Entry fee: 520yen and monorail ticket 110yen
Stay tuned for the next blog still in Beppu:
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