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| At the police station |
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| In the bathroom at Shuri-jo Castle |
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| Which one is Ted? |
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Shisa, Shisa, They are Everywhere!
Shisa
are Okinawan lion dogs, originating in the time of the time of the Ryukyu. I’ve
read various accounts of them – one was originally a gift from a Chinese emissary
to a Ryukyu king who used it to save a village from a sea dragon, they ward off
evil spirits, they guard and keep good spirits in, etc. Sometimes there are a
pair, one with the mouth open and the other with the mouth closed. They are on roofs and gates and just about
everywhere in Okinawa. Here are a few of
the many we saw.
You two must have walked many miles on your holiday. Did you have a pedometer and record your steps? And just for the record I managed to tell which was Ted in the photographs LOL
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