shisa

Posted by akarui (Kagoshima, Japan) on 31 July 2008 in Lifestyle & Culture.

In Okinawa we can a shisa on many houses especially on the roofs.

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Comments (18)

Daryl from Amagasaki, Japan

These are so cool, never heard of them before!

31 Jul 2008 5:06am

dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, United States

wow -- this is wonderful! love all the different views -- and they are put together excellently! the expressions are particularly humorous! beautiful shot -- the color and textures are captivating!

31 Jul 2008 5:10am

zOOm from Paris, France

C'est rigolo ! Ils sont là pour protéger les maisons ?

31 Jul 2008 5:12am

@zOOm: Merci zOOm. Effectivement dans la culture locale les "shisa" ont le pouvoir de proteger les maisons. J'ai mis sur ma precedente photo un lien les concernant mais c'est en anglais...

Erik from Amersfoort, Netherlands

Great collage and framing.

31 Jul 2008 6:51am

eddy from Tehran, Iran

very very interesting roofs , thank you for sharing

31 Jul 2008 7:43am

Saeed from Tehran, Iran

very nice shot , what is Shisa ?

31 Jul 2008 9:22am

@Saeed: Thank you Saeed. "shisa" is the lion dog that you see on those pictures. You can have a look on in my previous picture there is a link about them (in English)

Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom

That is so cool, I want one on my roof.

31 Jul 2008 10:45am

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

Unusual little beasties, great photo :)

31 Jul 2008 11:40am

MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany

They're really lokking funny! A very enjoying collection!

31 Jul 2008 3:30pm

Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa

Great collection, I like how they compliment each other. Fascinating subject, are they for luck, prosperity or just for fun.

31 Jul 2008 3:37pm

@Graham Russon: Thank's Graham. In Okinawa culture they are supposed to protect the house.

Stefan from Thiersee, Austria

nice collage!

31 Jul 2008 3:46pm

LAE from Chesterton, United States

Nice collection, I was there also, if not on roofs by doors or gates all kinds of shapes and faces as you have shown here.

31 Jul 2008 5:54pm

Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France

Bon, hier je me plaignais de ne pas bien voir la bébête-fétiche, aujourd'hui j'en ai 4 pour le prix d'une... :-)) Ma préférée est celle en haut à gauche. Montage intéressant.
J'aime bien aussi le dessin des tuiles.

31 Jul 2008 10:12pm

Sandrine from Cincinnati, United States

Cool collage...

1 Aug 2008 1:56am

Francesc B. from région parisienne, France

C'est un peu comme les chimères chez nous... à Notre-Dame, par exemple... je leur trouve des "bouilles" plutôt marrantes... le montage est sympa, on en apprécie plusieurs à la fois, mais les équidistances entre chaque vignette, ayayaaa...

1 Aug 2008 6:06pm

@Francesc B.: Merci Francesc. Effectivement j'ai mis quelques guides pour l'alignement mais les espaces ne sont pas top...j'en tiendrais compte la prochaine fois.