Cosmo11

Review of Yamanouchi

This has always been one of my favourite places in...

This has always been one of my favourite places in Japan, after being here a number of time, I would always give it a 5 out of 5, more if possible because it is such an amazing place. I visited today and my experience was less than half of what it used to be and I won't be visiting again. The first reason being the crowds (Nikon Otaku) with their big camera's and the main reason being the restrictions there. There are now barriers between the public and these "wild" monkeys. Now a good photo is nearly impossible to get without a $1000+ lens on your camera.

But there is a new (non hot spring) area build further down that I would recommend for a good (non hot spring) photo opportunity with slightly less crowds.