Three Wise Monkeys (See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil) at Nikko Tosho-gu

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The three wise monkeys (Japanese: 三猿, san'en or sanzaru, or 三匹の猿, sanbiki no saru, literally "three monkeys"), sometimes called the three mystic apes, are a pictorial maxim. Together they embody the proverbial principle to "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil". At Nikko Tosho-gu, the 3 monkeys can be found at the stable of the shrine's sacred horses.

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Size: 4766px × 2680px
Location: Inarimachi 1 Chome, Nikko-shi, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Photo credit: © Moonie's World Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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