Japan’s famous bonfire monkey zoo to close for major revamp

The Japan Monkey Centre, a primate zoo in central Japan known for its winter tradition of monkeys warming themselves by bonfires, will close from mid-October to renovate ageing facilities before reopening in several years. Home to about 700 monkeys of around 50 species, the facility in Inuyama, Aichi prefecture, will open only on weekends and holidays from September, and close its gates from October 19. During the closure, it plans to use social media to post updates on the monkeys and hold...

By Kyodo

Japan primate zoo known for monkeys by bonfires to close for renovation

NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- The Japan Monkey Centre, a primate zoo in central Japan known for its winter tradition of monkeys warming themselves by bonfires, wi