A torii shrine, important to the Shinto religion, lies beneath the surface of Japan’s Tateyama Bay.
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Hiroyuki Arakawa, a local diver, has been tasked with guarding the shrine and acting as a guide for anyone who seek to visit it for more than two decades. During that period, he’s grown familiar with the local aquatic wildlife, notably Yoriko, a friendly Asian sheepshead wrasse.
The two have developed an exceptional friendship built on trust and respect over the period of 25 years.
Arakawa’s ritual of kissing Yoriko upon greeting her is perhaps the nicest evidence to their relationship.
Although fish may not be commonly considered particularly feeling sorts of creatures, that’s a notion based more on misconception than reality. In fact, a recent study found that fish are smarter and more social than previously thought – and one only need look at Arakawa and Yoriko’s quarter-century-long relationship for proof.
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