Tag: Toshogu Shrine

  • Three Wise Monkeys of Sacred Stable in Nikko, Japan

    Three Wise Monkeys of Sacred Stable in Nikko, Japan

    The Three Wise Monkeys get all the attention, but the famous panel of “See/Hear/Speak No Evil” is just one of eight carved scenes depicting the arc of life.  In any case, the monkeys are incorporated into the outer face of an Edo-era stable because they were thought to protect the animals inside. The stable sits…