Kinwashi Tour Japan Thread

• kinwashi

  2 Jul 11, 20:20

  Snow Monkeys.

  http://youtu.be/590_mhAuZhc

• kinwashi

  2 Jul 11, 20:23

  Monkeys Hot spring.....

  http://youtu.be/ItWDAoBlEog

• kinwashi

  2 Jul 11, 20:24

  Monkeys skill.

  http://youtu.be/OtcVrJLiMxg

• kinwashi

  2 Jul 11, 20:27

  Just to see Monkeys....fun Meh?

  http://youtu.be/Dyw7ytgUgnQ

• kinwashi

  2 Jul 11, 20:30

  A visit to Iwatayama Monkey Park in Kyoto Japan

  Mark Frauenfelder at 5:10 PM Friday, Aug 6, 2010

   

  (In July, I went on a family vacation to Japan. Here are my posts about the trip: The Ghibli Museum | Watermelons in the shape of cubes, hearts, and pyramids | What happened to the Burgie Beer UFO of Melrose Avenue? | Shopping in Harajuku.)

  Who in their right mind would pass up a trip to a monkey park? Not me! During our stay in Kyoto we took a short train ride to Arashiyama to visit the Iwatayama Monkey Park.

  It was a hot day and the climb up the mountain was steep. Fortunately we had brought along some bottles of Pocari Sweat to guzzle along the way. Here we are at the top of the park.

  

  More photos and remarks after the jump.

  After paying the 500 yen admission, we started up the hill. Signs warned us along the way about not interacting with the monkeys. Here, a map has the warning, "Entrance office. Please put paper bag here. Some monkey want to get it."

  

  Another warning about even showing food to the monkeys. (No sight of monkeys yet.)

  

  The cartoon monkey is very cute. Who wouldn't want to give him a banana just to see his eyes turn into hearts? (Still no sign of monkeys.)

  

  Here is some information about the monkeys. Being from Japan, they are called "Japanese Monkeys." Now we are told the monkeys "hate being touched by us." (The sign indicates that the park is called Arashiyama Monkey Park, but most of the literature calls it the Iwatayama Monkey Park.)

  

  We looked, but we didn't see the bird nor did we see the deer. But it came as quite a surprise to learn that the "monkey park is not only a monkey." (My Japanese language skills are less than zero, so believe me when I say I'm not making fun of the grammar on these signs. The signs make me happy.) Still no monkeys to be seen.

  

  Someone put a lot of effort into hand painting the serifed letters on this sign!

  

  I think we went left.

  

  As we got near the top, we saw our final warning sign: "Please push this button if you are scared to walk up because of the monkeys. Staff will be coming." There was no button. Maybe the monkeys took it.

  

  Coming around the bend we saw our first monkeys! They paid us no mind.

  

  We walked into a small air-conditioned building at the top of the mountain. Inside, they sold bags of sweet potatoes and chestnuts for 100 yen. A lot of monkeys were hanging on the wire windows waiting for humans to hand them food.

  

  It was fun to feed the monkeys like this -- the humans were in a cage and the monkeys were outside!

  

  The monkeys snatched the food quickly from our hands. They acted like it was their food all along, and we had been caught trying to steal it from then. Ingrates.

  

  

  

  

  I tried to take a close-up shot of this red-faced monkey, but she swatted my hand and hissed at me.

  

  I think this is about the difference between a claw and a fingernail, and why it's a bad idea to try to take a close up photo of a monkey.

  

  My kids thought the baby monkey was cute, but I thought it looked like a tiny H. Ross Perot.

  

  

  Outside, the monkeys were bathing in a pond.

  

  

  And then we had ice cream.

  

• kinwashi

  2 Jul 11, 20:32

  Pictured: The amazing monkey waiters that serve tables in a Japanese restaurant 
  

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  A Japanese restaurant has changed the face of customer service by employing two monkeys to help with the table service.

  The Kayabukiya tavern, a traditional 'sake house' north of Tokyo has employed a pair of uniformed Japanese macaque called Yat-chan and Fuku-chan to serve patrons.

  Twelve-year-old Yat-chan is the crowd-pleaser as he moves quickly between tables taking customer drink orders.

  

  Monkey business: Yat-chan moves quickly between tables taking drinks to customers at the Kayabukiya tavern

  

  The younger of the two, Fuku-chan is quick to give the diners a hot towel to help them clean their hands before they order their drinks, as is the custom in Japan.

  Yat-chan and Fuku-chan, who are both certified by the local authorities to work in the tavern are well appreciate by customers, who tip them with soya beans.

  'The monkeys are actually better waiters than some really bad human ones,' customer Takayoshi Soeno said.

  Tavern owner Kaoru Otsuka, 63, originally kept the monkeys as household pets - but when the older one started aping him he realised they were capable of working in the restaurant.

  

  Customers first: Fuku-chan enjoys a tip of soya beans, above, and below takes a towel to a diner

   

  

  'Yat-chan first learned by just watching me working in the restaurant,' he said.

  'It all started when one day I gave him a hot towel out of curiosity and he brought the towel to the customer.'

  A regular of the tavern, 58-year-old Shoichi Yano, says the animals are like her children.

  'Actually, [they're] better,' she said. 'My son doesn't listen to me but Yat-chan will.'

  Some clients, like retiree Miho Takikkawa, say Yat-chan appears to understand their exact orders.

  

  Next generation: Tavern owner originally kept the monkeys as pets - now he is training three more monkeys to work as waiters

   

  'We called out for more beer just then and it brought us some beer," she said. "It's amazing how it seems to understand human words.'

  The monkeys work in shifts of up to two hours a day due to Japanese animal rights regulations.

  But the owner is hoping to bring up the next generation of monkey waiters, and is already training three baby monkeys to work as waiters.

   

  
  
  Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1071289/Pictured-The-amazing-monkey-waiters-serve-tables-Japanese-restaurant.html#ixzz1Qx0EFJFg

• kinwashi

  2 Jul 11, 20:35

  Haha...cheap helper no CPF and levy required.

  http://youtu.be/WsP-52FgI9c

• kinwashi

  2 Jul 11, 20:38

  Why?...never think of this over here. cheap helpers.

  So those mainlanders can go back..liao.

  http://youtu.be/glNS4cvkhmw

• kinwashi

  2 Jul 11, 20:42

  Just pay them peanuts.

  http://youtu.be/O1DBuFgt_Ug

• kinwashi

  2 Jul 11, 20:44

  Not bad, really help.

  http://youtu.be/AkpSaslQndM

• kinwashi

  2 Jul 11, 20:45

  Monkey business.

  http://youtu.be/-kKQrwy6uMg

• kinwashi

  2 Jul 11, 20:48

  Monkey Restaurant.

  http://youtu.be/IzTiIQVq-cY

• kinwashi

  2 Jul 11, 20:53

  The king...from Japan.

  http://youtu.be/11xs9mFKObs

• kinwashi

  2 Jul 11, 20:58

  Japan Monkey, again not the same.

  http://youtu.be/VMtIz0M4WIA

   

• kinwashi

  3 Jul 11, 22:44

  

  "This is just twisted enough that the National Assembly" and radish Hyogo

  16 hours 49 minutes 30 December 2010

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  Taishi-cho, Hyogo Prefecture, Mr. Hiroyoshi 立岡 Atlantic with a radish-like rope

  Company is divided into five parts of the twisted roots twist the rope shaped like a radish was the New Year, Mr. Hiroyoshi Taishi-cho, Hyogo Prefecture 立岡 Atlantic Agriculture (75) were harvested in fields.

  One 25 cm length of the seeds sown in September to about 10 ares of the field behind his home, weighs 1.5 kg. Pulled out of the soil found in early December, Mr. Onishi. Is found in a field and 2 or 3 or radish in several other books, this was the only one so twisted.

  According to the Botanical Garden greenhouse mountain exploits Himeji City, it has to grow roots and turn to avoid it and are mixed in with rocks in the soil.

  Onishi's "What's it would twist around the Japanese Diet. Next year I want is one thing straight Nejirezu also attended the National Assembly radish," he said

• kinwashi

  3 Jul 11, 22:47

  I have a taste - sweet? Aso in Kumamoto heart-shaped strawberry

  5 hours 27 minutes 23 February 2011

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  Heart-shaped strawberry appeared this year

  Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture farm picking strawberries to enjoy the "fruits of the country couples" (Sunny Joy Nakayama representative) in the house and found a heart-shaped strawberry. 5 centimeters, about 4 centimeters.

  Planted about 11,000 shares, strawberry picking season is from November until about the end of May each year. Two years ago, came to be seen occasionally heart-shaped strawberries into February and why.

  Nakayama's "flowers of the two single stem, the fruit remains in close contact," speculated. On the other hand, "may be from a lot of couples celebrate Valentine's Day," said the feelings and strawberries.

• kinwashi

  3 Jul 11, 22:50

  Suyama of the city's triple Tamaki Jiro persimmon harvest of turtles and rabbits

  42 minutes 26 November 2010 07:00

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  Rabbit (left) and turtle (right) are visible on?

  Ms. Suyama K. Tamaki, Mie Machihara oyster farmer (60) who were harvesting oysters, Jiro was shaped like a turtle and a rabbit.

  Normally, the funny-shaped oysters are not harvested, two to a cage in this æ°—Gatsukazu. And see, and rabbits have big ears, a face looked out from the shell turtle.

  This year, only to have eaten oysters in succession to the stink bug damage on the effects of hot weather, I Suyama is "You have to decorate the entrance without food so good luck" and said with a smile. (Yoshinobu Matsunaga)

• kinwashi

  3 Jul 11, 22:52

  King of potatoes weighs 7 kg kindergarten, strike

  22:01 min November 09, 2010

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  "If Leaning over Oh." Our kindergarten day = 8 sweet potatoes also have a one-third of their weight, Our Lady of the town kindergarten Kanuma Tobari

  Our Lady of the town kindergarten Tochigi Tobari (S. Principal 清永) have adorned the entrance of giant sweet potato. "Oh the sweet potato will be" named and sweet potatoes is 45 cm long, 59 cm girth, weight 7 kg. That shed their pupils dig in late October.

  June 43 zoo's senior engineers, plant seedlings with the help of the local vineyards, grow, harvest. Tadashi Shimada 梧 oversized shed potato digging (Shou us) you (6) and Fujita Huahui (Yoshiki) Kimi (6) "I want to giant sweet potatoes' eyes twinkled.

• kinwashi

  3 Jul 11, 22:53

  Coil surprised dug potatoes, not soggy to eat Odawara

  Oct 15, 8:00 minutes, 2010

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  Tajima, Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, first grandchild on the potato-coiled surprised, Matsumura's house

  Imo this? Almost like a snake -. Matsumura's Ryu Tajima Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture (58) at home, like sweet potatoes were harvested coiled. About 1.5 kilogram. Some elongated tail "It's funny," and proud neighborhood.

  Mr. Matsumura is from last year, then rented a field near the home garden at home. Vegetables such as potatoes and tomatoes to grow, this year's first harvest. Earlier this month, remove the sweet potatoes are planted out of 10 strains, there's pulled out any way, finally 掘Ri出Shitara scoop "coming out have not seen the monster, startled." The other common potato. Taste, "not soggy, delicious." Haixiang the first grandchild five months (and write), born-chan, "This year's hit" We are delighted with the family.

• kinwashi

  3 Jul 11, 22:55

  Bowl like white mushrooms, edible yet Chiba

  Oct 15, 9:00 minutes, 2010

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  Chiba city 大網白里 mushroom-like balls

  大網白里 town house in Chiba Prefecture in å�—飯塚 found a round white mushrooms, such as a ball.Not noticed in the garden under the trees, 30 cm in diameter. According to the researchers å�¹æ˜¥ Toshimitsu Prefectural Central Museum, in a Onifusube mushrooms, large ones that become larger in diameter 50 cm.

  Mushroom garden in the fall to occur, and meadows, rare in the province. Before that eat the spores mature. "It's what generations continue family's first look at mushrooms," says housewife Hiroko Ogura was surprised and found.

• kinwashi

  3 Jul 11, 22:56

  Nyoki from the faucet stem, Takamatsu truly magical pipes

  At midnight on October 04, 2010

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  Sap twist the faucet! ? Takamatsu, Kagawa-cho ...

  Oh, the faucet from the tree trunk Nyoki! ? -. Mr. Takamatsu Kagawa, Katsuyuki Okada, Higashitani town (67) in housing, water pipes covered sycamore trees in the garden, which is like a part of the stem. "It is truly magical power of nature," Mr. Okada is impressed off. Once considered the removal of the tube well water, are watching quietly.

  I was the age of six sycamore Okada, Shizuo's late father planted. Meanwhile, the water pipe is about 30 years ago, was established to attract well water near the plane. Sycamore has grown steadily, to engulf the pipes had a thick stem. Mr. Okada is wrapped all the faucets for water unusable, and attach the bracket using an extension.

  Cut the top plane has a height of about 4 feet, but, the thickness is about 40 centimeters in diameter. Also approaching another pipe beside the water pipes.

  Mr. Okada himself, has grown along with the plane. Thurs grew old was very thin. In the neighborhood now, "Tree of faucet," that is known as such. Mr. Okada is "wrapped in sycamore may be mentioned in this tap water. Will increase enough to surprise," and have a quiet talk.

  Platanaceae Platanus in plants, including trees that are widely used in gardens and street trees. (Ryo Ikeda)

• kinwashi

  3 Jul 11, 22:58

  Giant Pumpkin Contest è² Kezu to heat or Ghost in Yamagata

  At midnight on October 04, 2010

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  Sell ​​pumpkin to win Mr. Tsuchida. Community Center, Yamagata Prefecture-Higashine Togo Nogawa was carrying about 10 people in the adult

  September 19, the prefectural tournament Ghost Pumpkin Contest 22th, Togo was the community center in Yamagata Prefecture Higashine Nogawa. 38 have been exhibited, Mr. Hiroshi Tsuchida Yusa city office workers (50) won the 402-kilometer pictures pumpkin. The new record exceeds the previous record of 345.2 km. 26th National Convention to be held in Kagawa Prefecture "in such competitions in Japan pumpkin" Sell to.

  Giant pumpkin varieties grow larger than the food, "Atlantic Giant". In the county tournament every year, big and heavier. Mr. Tsuchida is "intense heat was bad for growth this year, but had the result of watering and fertilizer carefully spear" and delighted to win.

• kinwashi

  3 Jul 11, 23:02

  Heart & Star  cucumber 

  1 hour 38 minutes October 19, 2009

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  5-chome, Hokuto-san Moheji Zongshan in hand cut a heart or star shaped cucumber

  Heart and star-shaped cucumbers are cut, but how -.

  5-chome, farmers Moheji Zongshan Hokuto, Hokkaido (Shuangshan) Mr. Yukio (48), is raising a lovely cucumber. "Poor'll let the children were familiar with vegetables" and started planting this spring.

  When the little finger is about the length of the cucumber, covered with a cylindrical plastic container was the heart and star shaped cross section, from five days a week raise. "With things interesting shapes up on the table, talking about vegetables you ç››Ri上Gare family," says his wife Rumiko (47).

  Harvest is three to four days and less, "rare" "å…¥Retara a lunch, was jealous," he said and so popular.

• kinwashi

  3 Jul 11, 23:06

  This time not in Japan.

  http://youtu.be/fVxYT-bQ4lU

• kinwashi

  3 Jul 11, 23:07

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  Video: Rochdale cake decorator shellshocked as she finds 29 double-yolkers in box of 30 eggs

  Simon Coyle

  June 24, 2011

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  CRACKING … Charlotte Matthews shows of her double yolk bonanza

  A cake decorator was left shell-shocked when she cracked open 29 double yolk eggs in a row. Charlotte Matthews beat massive odds when she made the amazing discovery in a tray of 30 eggs.

  The 26-year-old bought the box in Asda to make cakes and a Sunday morning fry-up.

  And after cracking open 13 double yolks in a row she asked husband Gavin to film her while she opened the rest - watch the video below ...

  She missed out on the full house when the last egg in the tray was a single yolk.

  Charlotte said: "I was absolutely astounded. We made breakfast then wanted to see if the rest were the same so on Tuesday we decided to crack them all open.

  "I am a cake decorator, so I go through a lot of eggs, but this is so strange.

  "I have probably used thousands of eggs and have never ever seen one double yolk before."

  According to the the British Egg Information Service the chance of getting a double yolk is one in 1,000.

  So the odds of opening 29 on the trot are one in 1,000 to the power of 29 - or one followed by 87 zeros.

  Charlotte, who lives in College Bank, Rochdale, with her husband Gavin and daughter Kacey, bought the £2.39 tray of Smartprice eggs from Asda in Rochdale

  She added: "They did feel a little bit bigger and heavier than normal eggs.

  "I do wonder if there is some sort of super chicken out there laying double yoked eggs.

  "I will probably just make a cake with them - or lots of scrambled eggs."

  Sara Emanuelson from the British Egg Information Service, said: "The chance of finding a double yolk egg in a box is about 0.1 per cent or one in 1000.

  "Because double yolk eggs tend to come from younger hens when you find one you are likely to find another.

  "But to find 29 out of 30 is pretty impressive and Charlotte is a very very lucky lady."