Jun 12, 2024
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.
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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.
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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
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