Fish-eating monkeys catching eye of tourists

Fish-eating monkeys catching eye of tourists

Photo taken Dec. 13, 2015 shows Nobuharu Kanchi standing next to a rock which looks similar to the face of a monkey in profile in Kushima, Miyazaki Prefecture. Kanchi decorated the rock with sacred straw ropes and cut paper. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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