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moominmolly ([personal profile] moominmolly) wrote2005-02-18 06:00 am
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Monkey park!

We went to a monkey park!


















We took the trolley to the end of the line, out to the edge of Kyoto, and we were wandering around, realizing that we didn't know how to say "monkey" or "park" or "monkey park" in Japanese, when we found a sign with a cartoony Monchichi thing pointing us down a road to the entrance. It said, in katakana, MANKII PAAKU. Oh! Of course. That's how you say "monkey park". "Monkey paaku!" Similar derivations have been spotted for "melon soda", as well as a thousand other nouns.

Anyway, the monkeys were really cute, walkin' around on their hands like that. I'll let [livejournal.com profile] dilletante keep telling the story. Me, I need a nap.

Monkey park!

[identity profile] tcb.livejournal.com 2005-02-18 02:17 pm (UTC)(link)
wow, that is totally awesome! you guys are having so much fun! makes me wish I'd taken some extra time off work when I was there to actually do the tourist thing, instead of just getting out on weekends..