#liondog

[xanaxfarts]

17th/18th-century Praying Mantis, White Horse, Deer, Fat-tailed Ram, Tiger, and a Liondog all from the han/song dynasties and are each carved of various jades.

[retroleaflet]

Liondog Liondance AU

An au where wifies somehow ended up as a lion dancer along with mane ^^

[evenstevenh]

A fiery komainu enjoying a yummy skewer! 🔥

[mcytduonames]

LionDog Duo

ManePear and Wifies from Unstable Universe and our imagination

[missmonstermel]

Made a lil guy for the wall! Sculpted in @monsterclayusa with Sculpey teeth, the blue version is a urethane cast that I’m about to paint up! I will have a few finished versions available starting in June! #guardian #dragon #lion #creature #missmonster #missmonstermel #sculpture #propmaking #artistsoninstagram

[pix4japan]

Komainu at Simple Shrine in Yokohma Suburb・住宅街で小さな神社の狛犬

On my way back to Kanazawa-Bunko Station in Yokohama, I happened upon a small Shinto shrine in the middle of a suburban neighborhood after meeting with a client nearby.

The shrine, Susaki Shrine (洲崎神社), was not visually notable in any particular way. It was a quite simple shrine with the standard torii gate and a pair of komainu (狛犬). Komainu stand between the shrine’s worship hall and the torii gate to protect the grounds of Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples from evil spirits.

What caught my eye was how detailed and relatively new this komainu appeared. And to be honest, I don’t recall seeing many such statues with a cub under the paw — or maybe I just never noticed it before.

It was a reminder that even the simplest shrines hold quiet stories and details worth noticing — if I only take the time to stop and look.

Location: Kanazawa Ward, Yokohama, Japan Timestamp: 2025/01/09・17:06 Fujifilm X100V with 5% diffusion filter ISO 2000 for 1/250 sec. at ƒ/10 Classic Negative film simulation

Full write-up (1-minute read) with sources for further reading and Google Maps link for anyone interested in visiting the shrine: https://www.pix4japan.com/blog/20250309-komainu

[nonajewel]

[tokyodailyphoto]

Komainu, sometimes referred to as lion dogs, are the guardian statues that can be found guarding the entrances to shrines and temples in Japan. #komainu #liondog (at Tokyo Japan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CavJi5GPn3S/?utm_medium=tumblr