To the field: Yakushima

Tomorrow I’m off to Yakushima, an island south of Kyushu, with the Yakushima Macaque Research Group to take census of the monkeys that inhabit the island. My day will consist of sitting in a tree for hours on end, waiting for a macaque to wander by. Quick: is it male or female? young or old? in a group or alone? where did it come from and where is it going?

One suggested piece of equipment: 「でろでろでるね」。

My other plan while there is to get absolutely drenched, as it’s the height of typhoon season.