Today’s Photo: Monkey Tricks

I’ve seen shows like this a few times in Tokyo. It is usually about the same. The monkey does various tricks; jumping, dancing, bowing to the audience, etc.

I took this about a year ago, near Yasukuni Shrine. You might be familiar with Yasukuni Shrine. The former prime minister, Mr. Koizumi, angered people in China and Korea by making official visits to the shrine. (Many war veterans, including Class A War Criminals from World War Two, are enshrined there. His visits to a shrine that honors war criminals as the head of state were seen as a slap in the face by many people in other countries.)

But putting aside politics, it is a good place to view cherry blossoms. Although it is only about a 10 minute walk from my school’s headquarters, I have only gone there twice.