The Three Wise Monkeys - Nikko, Tochigi Japan
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The Three Wise Monkeys are engraved on the frieze of the Sacred Stable at the Toshogu site in Nikko, Japan.
Waymark Code: WM18H22
Location: Tochigi, Japan
Date Posted: 08/03/2023
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Toshogu Shrine is a UNESCO World Heritage Site dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate.
The three wise monkeys are a symbol of Japanese origin made up of three monkeys, each of which covers a different part of the face with their hands: the first its ears, the second its mouth and the third its eyes. Their names are Kikazaru, Iwazaru and Mizaru who respectively "hear no evil, speak no evil and see no evil".
"The monkeys are incorporated into the outer face of an Edo-era stable because they were thought to protect the animals inside. The stable sits just past the storage buildings of the Toshogu Shrine in Nikko, Japan, and were carved by Hidari Jingaro in the 17th Century.
The frieze of carvings is about eight to ten feet off the ground. Each panel is about five feet wide by three feet tall, and they wrap around two sides of the building. An overhang has kept the carvings in decent condition."
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