Shisa

Shisa on traditional tiled roof
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Shisa on traditional tiled roof

A shisa (シーサー) is a traditional Okinawan decoration. Many people put a pair of shisa on their rooftops or flanking the gates to their houses. A shisa is said to be a fanciful sculpture of a lion.


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