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Jigokudani Monkey Park (Nagano): Zoo for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Jigokudani Monkey Park is a zoo in Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture, about 165 km from Tokyo Station and 350 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Jigokudani Monkey Park
Photo: Yosemite, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeZoo
Name in Japanese地獄谷野猿公苑
LocationYamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Yudanaka Station – about 4.4 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 165 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 225 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 273 km (straight line)
Established1964
Interest among English readersabout 2,500 page views a month on English Wikipedia (12-month average)
Coordinates36.73280, 138.46270
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://jigokudani-yaenkoen.co.jp/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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