サルのウェイターThese Japanese macaque monkeys are working in a Japanese izakaya in Tokyo serving hot towels and beer to customers. The monkeys - Yat-chan and Fuku-chan - are rewarded with soya beans as tips.The monkeys work in two-hour shifts a... ...full story at Japan Visitor
from Japan Visitor on Wed, Oct 08 2008
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| 15 May 08 |
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Monkeys being fed in Japan (just outside Kyoto) »
YouTube video This is after a good hike up into the mountains outside Kyoto. The monkeys are wild and not in cages. They have signs everywhere about not looking at the monkeys in the eyes! Magical place though. |
| 30 Aug 07 |
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No Monkeys For You, Part II » Geisha, Interrupted I'd like to tell you a little more about my trip to Nikko last weekend, where I didn't see any monkeys -- even though I went just to see the wild monkeys. Around the time when I wasn't seeing any... |
| 29 Aug 07 |
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No Monkeys for You! » Geisha, Interrupted Mr. T and I went to Nikko last weekend, a spot in the mountains known for its rich cultural heritage, cooler-than-Tokyo climate, and hot springs. Also, Nikko is home to many wild monkeys. T and I wanted to see some... |
| 18 Aug 07 |
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Wild Animal Conundrum » Rewilding in Japan A few months ago I read a paper that stated the number of monkeys in Japan are dangerously growing and unless Japan does something about it, (i.e. keep the monkeys under control by serious amounts of hunting) within a few decades there will be more monkey... |
| 25 Mar 08 |
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Teaching English to monkeys Quote of the Day » TEFLtastic “There are other researchers who have been able to teach animal to tell if someone is speaking Japanese or Dutch” |
| 10 May 08 |
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Wrong, just wrong » Ippoippo BIG Japanese monkeys, maybe they should take up Sumo. |