Relationship with humans Japanese macaque
macaques @ iwatayama monkey park
traditional manmade threats macaques have been slash-and-burn agriculture, use of forest woods construction , fuel, , hunting. these threats have declined due social , economic changes in japan since world war ii, other threats have emerged. replacement of natural forest lumber plantations serious threat. human prosperity has grown, macaques have lost fear of humans , have increased presence in both rural , urban areas, 1 macaque recorded living in central tokyo several months.
cultural depictions
monkeys in plum tree , mori sosen, 1808.
the japanese macaque (snow monkey) has featured prominently in religion, folklore, , art of japan, in proverbs , idiomatic expressions in japanese language. in shinto belief, mythical beasts known raijū appeared monkeys , kept raijin, god of lightning, company. 3 wise monkeys , warn people see no evil, hear no evil, , speak no evil , carved in relief on door of famous tōshō-gū shrine in nikkō. japanese macaque feature of several fairy tales, such tale of momotaro , fable crab , monkey. monkey part of chinese zodiac, has been used centuries in japan, creature portrayed in paintings of edo period tangible metaphor particular year. 19th-century artist , samurai watanabe kazan created painting of macaque. during edo period, numerous clasps kimono or tobacco pouches (collectively called netsuke) carved in shape of macaques.
spoken references macaques abound in history of japan. before rise power, famed samurai toyotomi hideyoshi compared monkey in appearance , nicknamed kozaru ( little monkey ) lord , master, oda nobunaga. humorous jibe @ first, later used pejoratively hideyoshi s rivals. in modern japanese culture, because monkeys considered indulge libido openly , (much same way rabbits thought in western cultures), man preoccupied sex might compared or metaphorically referred monkey, might romantically involved couple exceptionally amorous.
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