Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden

Mount Takasaki, the mountain on which Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden is located, borders Ōita City, Beppu, and Yufu.

The parking lot for the zoological garden is located along Japan National Route 10 between Ōita City and Beppu and is shared with the Oita Marine Palace Aquarium.

[1]In 1952, Ōita City Mayor Tamotsu Ueda, concerned about the damage that the Japanese macaques were doing to farms surrounding Mount Takasaki, sought to gather all of the monkeys into one location.

Takasakiyama made news in 2021 when Yakei, a female macaque, became the leader of Troop B.

Visitors are requested not to tease or touch the monkeys, not to make eye contact with them, and not to feed them.

View of Mount Takasaki from Beppu
Monkeys gather together for warmth on cold days. This action is called "monkey dango" due to the monkeys resembling dango
Worker feeding the monkeys at Takasakiyama
Japanese macaque runs through visitor's legs at the monkey park. This is considered to be good luck. [ 9 ] [ 8 ]
Takasaki Monkey Park's slope car