Komainu information

Komainu (狛犬), often called lion-dogs in English, are statue pairs of lion-like creatures, which traditionally guard the entrance or gate of the shrine...

mouth (Agyō), the other closed (Ungyō). Some a-un pairs An ungyō komainu An agyō komainu Ungyō Niō at the Central Gate of Hōryū-ji Agyō Niō at the Central...

lions subsequently spread to other parts of Asia including Japan (see komainu), Korea, the Philippines, Tibet, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Sri Lanka...

evil spirits, and the closed mouth shisa keeps good spirits in. Like the komainu ("lion dogs"), the shisa are a variation of the guardian lions from China...

to switch teams) by 'leaving the Champion Island' (after talking to the Komainu gatekeepers present at the pier to Lucky's boat once all 7 scrolls have...

plaques bearing prayers or wishes Sessha/massha – small auxiliary shrines Komainu – the so-called "lion dogs", guardians of the shrine Haiden – oratory Tamagaki...

in the coming months. In June 2023, OKX became the first client to use Komainu Connect, a Nomura-backed regulated settlement and custody system that offers...

lion-elephant-horse hybrid Ziz, giant griffin-like bird in Jewish mythology Komainu to compare its use in Japanese culture Chinthe similar lion statues in...

dating from the Nara period. Also set at the entrances to many shrines are komainu, statues of lion or dog like animals perceived to scare off malevolent...

Komainu in Hakone Shrine...

Saotome-sensei then comes to school the day after. 51 "Komainu-sama is Watching You" Transliteration: "Komainu-sama wa anata o mite imasu" (Japanese: 狛犬はあなたを見ています)...

Edwards in the Crunchyroll dub. Komachiyo (狛ちよ, Komachiyo) is a large Komainu who has been loyal to Kurozumi Tama and resides in Amagasa Village. Kamachiyo's...

nocturnal bird which is said to steal babies and is associated with ubume. Komainu A pair of lion-dogs that guard the entrances of temples and shrines. Konaki-jiji...

Maek, is used in the Japanese language to transcribe the word Koma (cf. Komainu); Koma is also sometimes written with the characters 高麗 "Go(gu)ryeo, Goryeo...

deified, as the "Neko-tsuka" ("cat mound"), and on the grounds there is a komainu (guardian statue) of a cat which is very unusual. Because the legend says...

located on a cape. Kiwa gets in touch with kindly kappa, zashiki warashi, komainu, and ojizōsama (among others) and together the characters confront and...

Captures Tachiji, and then Suku. Chitori (血取鬼, lit. "Blood-Taker") A horned komainu demon that wears a tarp over its back. Captures Noshiga. Aburatori (油取鬼...

player icon. Japan portal Shippeitaro Dogs in religion Okuri-inu Ōkami Komainu Shishi Shisa Inu Hariko Sunekosuri Yama-Inu (also see the Japanese wolf)...

haiden, the kairō (回廊, corridor), the tōrō, or stone lantern, and the komainu, or lion dogs, are all elements borrowed from Buddhism. Until the Meiji...

allegation that they might have been killed due to their similarity to ‘Komainu’, the dog figures kept in Japanese royal palaces or shrines. During the...

tries to win over his heart; Okorinbō and Nikorinbō, two anthropomorphic komainu who try numerous get-rich-quick methods in a bid to get their shinto shrine...