Within the boundaries of the municipality (but some distance from its main built-up areas) lies the island of Kōjima, known for the field studies site of the Primate Research Institute, where studies on wild-living Japanese macaque monkeys are carried out.
Primate Research Institute in Inuyamaat, Japan; affiliated with Kyoto University.
Inuyama was chosen as the location for JMC since the city was already famous for its ancient castle.
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As president of the Science Council of Japan, he sent a letter to Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda recommending the establishment of a national institute for primate studies.
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