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Wildlife reserve near Tokyo: was this tour a scam?
Yeah, that's a scam, nobody legit sells wildlife tours cash-only near station exits, and real deer trips mean Nara or Miyajima, not a fenced lot.
The legit day trips run from Shinjuku or Tokyo Station with printed tickets and a phone number, and cash only at a station exit is the tell.
Even the printed-ticket ones can be resellers, check the operator name against a real office before paying anything.
Takao-san has actual wild monkeys, no ticket needed.
true but they stay high up in the trees mostly, takaosann is more about the hike & the soba at the top. if u actually want monkeys close up, jigokudani in nagano is the real one, snow monkeys in the onsen
jigokudani is worth the trip but the walk in from the bus stop is like 30 min in snow, bring proper boots. and the monkeys there are wild, no touching, keep food zipped away or they'll go for ur bag
Good call on the boots. From Nagano Station it's a bus to Kanbayashi Onsen then that walk, and in winter the path ices over so crampons beat plain boots. Keep your phone in your pocket too, they grab at shiny stuff.
saw one from the takao-san trailhead once, early morning
mostly heard not seen, mt takao trail 1
cash table outside kichijoji station too, same racket
Best market shopping in Tokyo 2026 near Market Square
most stalls at that market are cash only so hit a 7-Bank ATM first & aim for 7-8am before the good stuff goes
Saturday mornings are a different beast, way busier.
Some fish vendors do take PayPay now.
yeah cash is king, bring coins too
Cash coins matter for the small veg stalls, they round up.
small 100 yen coins, they never round down
7-8am is right but go earlier on Sundays, stalls start packing by 10. Bring small bills since the vendors rarely break a 10,000 yen note early on.
Agree, though the ATM queue at 8am eats twenty minutes.
The 7-Bank inside the FamilyMart on the corner is the reliable one, the standalone machines get emptied fast. If you're after fish, vendors start marking down trays around 9:30 rather than selling out early.
Honestly the 7-8am window only really holds for fish and the prepared food side. The produce and dry goods stalls don't hit their stride til 9 or so, so don't rush past those. Vendors restock mid-morning anyway, it's not a one-shot sellout.