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Showing posts with label shisa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shisa. Show all posts
Thursday, February 17, 2022

Surreal & Psychedelic Shisa of Ishigaki Island

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石垣島 Just across the road from Yonehara Beach in central Ishigaki Island, Okinawa, is the Yoneko Yaki craft centre where you can see and buy,...
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Monday, September 17, 2018

More Shisa of Taketomi Island

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Shisa are the magical creatures found on rooves and gates all over Okinawa. Similar to Japanese komainu, though found most often on home...
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Saturday, March 19, 2016

Shisa of Taketomi

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Taketomi Island is a small island of only 5 square kilometers with about 300 inhabitants in the Yaeyama Islands, now part of Okinawa P...
Sunday, January 18, 2015

Shisa of Okinawa 3

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Here are some more Shisa, the uniquely Okinawan version of guardian dogs. This first one is at the small museum inside the theme park ...
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Monday, September 29, 2014

Shisa of Okinawa 2

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This is the second post on the shisa of Okinawa. All of these photos wre taken at Okinawa World, a "theme park" in the ...
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Sunday, June 15, 2014

Shisa of Okinawa

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If there is one icon for Okinawa, it must be the Shisa. They can be seen everywhere, usually in pairs, on roofs, flanking gateways etc...
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