Hiroshi Watanabe released a book of photographs on the practice.
Modern met features more photos along with this explanation.
The exceptionally trained macaque monkeys used to don outfits and perform religious ritual dances to keep the country's warrior horses safe. Over the thousand-year history of the ancient art, the performance has evolved into a traveling act for entertainment purposes, escaping extinction. The practice, known as Sarumawashi, is literally translated as "monkey dancing" and is one of the most popular traditional Asian performing arts these days, along with Kabuki and Noh.
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