Japan Monkey Park

Japan Monkey Park, Monpa to locals, is a Meitetsu-run amusement park on a forested hillside a short ride from Inuyama Station. It has more than thirty attractions, and the hill shapes the best of them: the Highway Coaster threads through the woods on the slope, and Canyon Splash floats you along a channel before dropping straight off a cliff edge into the water. The giant Ferris wheel looks out over Inuyama and the Kiso River area. The rest is gentle stuff for small children, including the Monkey Coaster, which kids can ride from age five with an adult.

The railway owner shows through. In March 2024 the Meitetsu Group opened Monkey Park Station, a train museum inside the park with its own entry fee. In summer the Monpuru water park opens, with a lazy river and a 15 m slide. In 2026 the park also ran evening openings until 20:00 with fireworks at the end of the night.

One thing has changed nearby. The Japan Monkey Centre, the separate primate zoo next door that many guides still bundle with the park, closed after 18 October 2026 for a renovation expected to take several years. The amusement park itself carries on. A one-day passport with unlimited rides costs ¥3,900 for adults at the regular rate; admission alone is cheaper if you only want a few rides.