Inuyama Castle
ç¬å±±å InuyamajÅ (http://www.jcastle.info/c...). The only privately owned castle in Japan and one of the nicest original examples of feudal Japanese fortifications. Originally built in 1537 by Oda Nobuyasu, grandfather of Oda Nobunaga, the warlord who helped end the long civil war that preceded the Tokugawa Shogunate, Inuyama is one of a handful of castles designated a Japanese national treasure. You can have look at the original wooden structure.The Japan Monkey Center (http://www.j-monkey.jp) is a few minutes way from Inuyama station on the monorail line, clearly sign-posted with ape statues and colorful paintings. On the plus side, the Center has a remarkable collection of monkeys and apes, with a wider variety of primates than even most world-class zoos. On the negative side, however, like too many Japanese zoos, the animals live in cramped conditions - mostly unadorned cement blocks with a single cross-bar - and have little in the way of enrichment, leaving many of them distinctly bored. It's open 9:30 am - 5:00 pm Mar-Nov, until 6:00 pm Jul-Aug, and until 4:30 Dec-Feb 11. Please note that the center is closed for the rest of February. Admission is ¥1500 for adults and ¥800 for kids.
The Japan Monkey Park is an amusement park next door to the Japan Monkey Center, with rides intended for human beings. Monkeys are exclusively of the cartoon variety here. Dual admission tickets can be purchased for both locations.
Little World
a 20-minute bus ride away from Inuyama station. A miniature Expo that tries to reconstruct or import houses from all over the world, together with souvenir shops and restaurants - nice for a day visit. Buses depart from bus stop 1 east of Inuyama station, one-way fare is ¥480. One ticket for adults is ¥1600, for foreign students ¥1000 meaning foreign people studying at a Japanese university.