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In Photos: Japan's Monkey Sensation Punch Turns One

Japan's monkey sensation Punch celebrated its first birthday with a banana-themed party, delighting visitors and marking the occasion with playful festivities

Punch, a young Japanese macaque, plays at Ichikawa City Zoological and Botanical Garden in Ichikawa, east of Tokyo. | Photo: AP/Eugene Hoshiko
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Kumi Ishizawa, a first-time visitor from Kobe, western Japan, displays a birthday message for Punch, a young Japanese macaque, at the Ichikawa City Zoological and Botanical Garden in Ichikawa, east of Tokyo.
Kumi Ishizawa, a first-time visitor from Kobe, western Japan, displays a birthday message for Punch, a young Japanese macaque, at the Ichikawa City Zoological and Botanical Garden in Ichikawa, east of Tokyo. | Photo: AP/Eugene Hoshiko
Punch, a young Japanese macaque, plays at Ichikawa City Zoological and Botanical Garden in Ichikawa, east of Tokyo.
Punch, a young Japanese macaque, plays at Ichikawa City Zoological and Botanical Garden in Ichikawa, east of Tokyo. | Photo: AP/Eugene Hoshiko
Punch, a young Japanese macaque, plays at Ichikawa City Zoological and Botanical Garden in Ichikawa, east of Tokyo.
Punch, a young Japanese macaque, plays at Ichikawa City Zoological and Botanical Garden in Ichikawa, east of Tokyo. | Photo: AP/Eugene Hoshiko
A visitor looks at birthday cards for Punch, a young Japanese macaque, displayed ahead of his first birthday at the Ichikawa City Zoological and Botanical Garden in Ichikawa, east of Tokyo.
A visitor looks at birthday cards for Punch, a young Japanese macaque, displayed ahead of his first birthday at the Ichikawa City Zoological and Botanical Garden in Ichikawa, east of Tokyo. | Photo: AP/Eugene Hoshiko
Punch, a young Japanese macaque, pauses at the shade at Ichikawa City Zoological and Botanical Garden in Ichikawa, east of Tokyo.
Punch, a young Japanese macaque, pauses at the shade at Ichikawa City Zoological and Botanical Garden in Ichikawa, east of Tokyo. | Photo: AP/Eugene Hoshiko
A visitor reaches toward birthday messages for Punch, a young Japanese macaque, displayed ahead of his first birthday at the Ichikawa City Zoological and Botanical Garden in Ichikawa, east of Tokyo.
A visitor reaches toward birthday messages for Punch, a young Japanese macaque, displayed ahead of his first birthday at the Ichikawa City Zoological and Botanical Garden in Ichikawa, east of Tokyo. | Photo: AP/Eugene Hoshiko
Visitors gather to watch Punch, a young Japanese macaque, at the Ichikawa City Zoological and Botanical Garden in Ichikawa, east of Tokyo.
Visitors gather to watch Punch, a young Japanese macaque, at the Ichikawa City Zoological and Botanical Garden in Ichikawa, east of Tokyo. | Photo: AP/Eugene Hoshiko
Punch, a young Japanese macaque, plays at Ichikawa City Zoological and Botanical Garden in Ichikawa, east of Tokyo.
Punch, a young Japanese macaque, plays at Ichikawa City Zoological and Botanical Garden in Ichikawa, east of Tokyo. | Photo: AP/Eugene Hoshiko
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