Punch the Monkey is a popular internet meme, but here's how fans of the monkey can visit him live and in person at his zoo in Ichikawa, just outside Tokyo, Japan.

Punch stole hearts around the world.

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At a zoo outside Tokyo, the monkey enclosure has become a must-see attraction thanks to an inseparable pair: Punch, a baby Japanese macaque, and his stuffed orangutan companion.

Who is Punch the Monkey? Born July 2025 and named Panchi-kun, or Punch in English, is the baby macaque at the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan who has gone viral for having an emotional ...

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For one Japanese city, mass tourism has reached a tipping point. Fujiyoshida has cancelled its famous cherry blossom festival. The week-long event attracts around 200,000 visitors. It is usually held ...

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Fujiyoshida, a town located about 70 miles west of Tokyo, is renowned as a spiritual center for those who worship Mt. Fuji. And for the last 10 years, the city has also hosted the Arakurayama Sengen ...

Authorities scrap Arakurayama Sengen park cherry blossom festival near Mount Fuji because of tourists trespassing, littering and ‘defecating in private yards’ A Japanese cherry blossom festival near ...

A Japanese city has cancelled its famous cherry blossom festival, citing concerns over high tourist numbers. Fujiyoshida, about 62 miles (100km) west of Tokyo, has cancelled its annual Arakurayama ...