Komainu
Statues mainly found in Shinto shrines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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, or placed in front of or within the honden (inner sanctum) of Japanese Shinto shrines.