The Three Wise Monkeys
at a monkey shrine on the north end of the island.
"see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil".
The three monkeys are Mizaru, covering his eyes, who sees no evil; Kikazaru, covering his ears, who hears no evil; and Iwazaru, covering his mouth, who speaks no evil. Sometimes there is a fourth monkey depicted with the three others; the last one, Shizaru, symbolizes the principle of "do no evil". He may be shown crossing his arms. from Wiki
Shrine Otokotake, Iki island, Iki, Nagasaki, Japan
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