Going Batty with Matty is a blog about animal related tourist attractions in Japan and the US. The posts are perfect for planning future trips as I have arranged them by location and provided useful information pertaining to access and well as background information to contextualize the attraction.
Latest Posts
Takasakiyama Monkey Park; The Battle for Troop Leader
Takasakiyama Money Park is one of the best places in Japan to see the hierarchy of Japanese macaque society in action. It is located in Beppu, Japan is a Japanese Macaque reserve home to 1500 monkeys divided into 2 troops B, and C.( A was dissolved after being defeated by troop C). While it is…
Long Time No See
My apologies not having any new posts for a while. The past few months have been pretty hectic for me I moved from Japan back to the US, started a new job, and I got married. Things are settling down now and I will restart my weekly posts again. I still have a lot of…
The Sacred White Snakes of Iwakuni
The city of Iwakuni is unique for it`s white snakes, that are considered lucky. There are many white snake attractions in Iwakuni.
Akama Shrine and the Tale of Hoichi the Earless
A statue of Hoichi the Earless from the famous ghost story of the same name is located at the colorful Akama Shrine in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi.
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