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A troop of dancers perform in Shisa Dog costumes on Kukusai Street
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Shisa シーサー (Okinawan: shiisaa) is a traditional Ryukyuan decoration, often in pairs, resembling a cross between a lion and a dog, from Okinawan mythology. People place pairs of shisa on their rooftops or flanking the gates to their houses. Shisa are wards, believed to protect from some evils. When in pairs, the left shisa traditionally has a closed mouth, the right one an open mouth. The open mouth wards off evil spirits, and the closed mouth keeps good spirits in.
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Illustration about Okinawa house of guardian angel `Shisa` Okinawa is the southernmost prefecture of Japan. Illustration of ryukyu, colorful, sightseeing - 140334818
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As guardians at gates and on the roofs they warn off evil spirits and demons. Placed in pairs of male and female. They are usually placed in male-female pairs, with the male Shisa being placed to the right with its mouth open (to signify the calling of good fortune), and the female Shisa placed to the left with its mouth closed (to keep misfortune from entering the house).
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