Ape Consultation Section' Reopened in Hiroshima Pref. for 1st Time in 55 Years

The Yomiuri Shimbun
20:09 JST,
June 24, 2025
The former town of Saijo, now part of the city of Shobara, Hiroshima Prefecture, caused a stir in the 1970s when an unidentified ape-like creature named Hibagon was reportedly spotted there. The Saijo tourism association in Shobara has reopened the “ape consultation section,” for the first time in 5...
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