October 20, 2014

Okinawa, the Beautiful Island - Shisa

Shisa is traditional Ryujyuan guardian dog or lion.

Sometimes they look fierce. Sometimes they look kawai.



Sometimes they oversees everything from rooftop. Sometimes they have a closer look on gates.



When they come in a pair, it's believed the closed mouth on the left keeps good spirits while the open mouth on the right scares away the bad spirits.


In addition to protect people, some shisa send sweet welcome to tourists, some try to acquires more sales for brands, some safeguard your bums?

 

 





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