Officials in Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto have issued warnings to tourists after a series of monkey attacks on visitors at popular sites.
A female tourist in her 60s had her leg bitten by a monkey on Wednesday at the Chion-in temple. Police say the attack happened after a baby monkey got close to an umbrella the victim was holding. Then, a larger monkey, believed to be its parent, bit the woman.
Three other tourists have reportedly suffered monkey bites recently at the same temple.
(Foreign visitor)
"I will just take a photo, but I will not go too close to him, because I don't know if he will bite me or not."
Officials are handing out warning flyers in Japanese and other languages. They tell tourists not to approach wild monkeys. And they also say not to give them food or take pictures.
A female tourist in her 60s had her leg bitten by a monkey on Wednesday at the Chion-in temple. Police say the attack happened after a baby monkey got close to an umbrella the victim was holding. Then, a larger monkey, believed to be its parent, bit the woman.
Three other tourists have reportedly suffered monkey bites recently at the same temple.
(Foreign visitor)
"I will just take a photo, but I will not go too close to him, because I don't know if he will bite me or not."
Officials are handing out warning flyers in Japanese and other languages. They tell tourists not to approach wild monkeys. And they also say not to give them food or take pictures.
◆hand out配る to give something to each person in a group
◆flyerチラシ a small sheet of paper advertising something
