At the zoo in Tobe Town, Ehime Prefecture, an "Etookuri" was held to make a baton touch from a mouse to a giraffe.
The reason for "giraffe" is actually ...
At the Prefectural Tobe Zoo, every year at this time of year, "Etookuri" is held to give a baton touch to the next year's animals.
Uh, this is a "mouse" and next year is a "mouse".
However, there is a zoo.
A playful twist.
The one that caught my eye was Ryuki-kun (8 years old), a giraffe who just became a dad.
Actually, it is a member of the cows that belong to the "Cow eyes".
The baton is handed over to Ryuki-kun by "Rodents" and Tam-chan (3 years old), a guinea pig.
"Etookuri" was held in front of one animal and one animal.
Natsumi Miyoshi, a sixth grader born in the mouse year who visited the zoo, handed a shimenawa to Saho Morikawa, a fifth grader born in the back year, and safely handed the baton to the giraffe year ... ..
At Tobe Zoo, the number of visitors has decreased significantly due to the influence of the new coronavirus, so next year I would like to wait long for the end of corona and the arrival of many customers.