“The statues also usually show humorously large testicles, typically hanging down to the floor or ground, although this feature is sometimes omitted in contemporary sculpture.”
Mario wears a tanooki/tanuki costume in one of the Mario Bros. games, and Studio Ghibli made an entire (awesome) film about them, Pom Poko.
I’m guessing it’s a macaque, which are native to Japan, and have rather large testicles for their size.
Could also be a tanuki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanuki
“The statues also usually show humorously large testicles, typically hanging down to the floor or ground, although this feature is sometimes omitted in contemporary sculpture.”
Mario wears a tanooki/tanuki costume in one of the Mario Bros. games, and Studio Ghibli made an entire (awesome) film about them, Pom Poko.