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[2] [3] The dog and lion pairs are seen as interchangeable. [1] 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.
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.
Similar to the Black dog of English folklore. Ōmagatoki The moment of dusk, when the spirit world and the material world overlap as the night-things come out to play until dawn comes. Omizunu The great-great-grandson of Susanoo and father of Ame-no-Fuyukinu, who is famous for expanding Izumo Province by dragging a piece of the land of Silla ...
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A fact from Komainu appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 30 July 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know ... that the stone "lions" seen at the gates of Shinto shrines are actually Korean dogs ?
The anime's end theme song for episodes 1 through 10 is an instrumental version with no lyrics, and the version with lyrics, “Orchestra Version” (Japanese: “バンドVer”), is used from the 11th episode. The original song is used as an insert song in the 11th episode.