It looks like the monkey that had been in Imazu, Nishinomiya showed up at the famous greengrocer “万田里（マンダリ）” near Hanshin Nishinomiya Station.
Article about Imazu↓
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(This was provided by Mediterranean Restaurant Time. For paella and kebabs, it’s Mediterranean Restaurant Time! Thank you!)
Close-up↓
Apparently, it had somehow gotten hold of a 200-yen bag of mandarin oranges.
Ebessan is in the foreground. 万田里（マンダリ） is a shop packed with all kinds of things to look at, and we’ve written about it before if you’re curious. Please go buy some mandarin oranges.
目次
It seems to have moved to Ashiya
According to information from Macharu on Twitter, it was seen near Prefectural Ashiya High School around noon on the 20th.
今日のお昼は県立芦屋高校の近くにいましたよ！ pic.twitter.com/3TxZoucIE8
— まちゃる (@macharu) February 20, 2020
Going from Imazu at 9 a.m. on the 20th to Ashiya by noon doesn’t seem impossible.
It seems to have been caught at the Ashiya City Fire Department building
According to a tweet by Ashiya City Council member Asae Kawakami, the monkey entered the Ashiya Fire Station (next to Ashiya City Hall) and was captured.
20日午後1時ごろ、芦屋市役所(同市精道町)に隣接する市消防庁舎にサル一匹が侵入。20分後に市職員らが取り押さえた。市によると、サルは西宮市方面から来たという。 #芦屋市
— 川上あさえ(兵庫県芦屋市議会議員) (@kawakamiasae) February 20, 2020
It’s about 550 meters from Prefectural Ashiya High School to the Ashiya Fire Station. The timing was also about an hour later.
Ashiya City Fire Station↓
Finally
Since people had been keeping watch over it in Amagasaki and Nishinomiya, it’s a shame that it ended up being caught. But if a monkey suddenly appears inside a fire station, it’s understandable that the staff responsible for protecting local residents would have to take action. And so, the monkey’s journey, which began on January 11 and lasted two months and 10 days, has come to an end.
