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  2. Shisa - Wikipedia

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    Shisa (Japanese: シーサー, Hepburn: shīsā, Okinawan: シーサー, romanized: shiisaa) is a traditional Ryukyuan cultural artifact and decoration derived from Chinese guardian lions, often seen in similar pairs, resembling a cross between a lion and a dog, from Okinawan mythology. Shisa are wards, believed to protect from some evils.

  3. Talk:Shisa - Wikipedia

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    The mouth closed shisa is thus saying "nn" or "mm" as the end of the same alphabet. There is little evidence supporting this theory, but the unique similarities are striking. It is possible that the Japanese and other parts of Asia have deeper roots to the Western world than archeological records indicate.

  4. Komainu - Wikipedia

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    Meant to ward off evil spirits, modern komainu statues usually are almost identical, but one has the mouth open, the other closed (however, exceptions exist, where both komainu have their mouth either open or closed [4]). The two forms are called a-gyō (阿形, lit. ' "a" shape ') and un-gyō (吽形, lit.

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  9. Pointing and calling - Wikipedia

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    It is especially common on Japanese railways, where it is referred to as shisa kanko (指差喚呼), shisa kakunin kanko (指差確認喚呼) or yubisashi koshō (指差呼称); and in Mainland Chinese and Taiwanese railways, where it is called 指差呼唤; 指差確認 (zhǐchā hūhuàn). Gesturing at and verbalizing these indicators helps ...