Usually, two guardian dogs flank the approach in a Shinto shrine. And one opened its mouth and the other closed. To open mouth means the beginning of the world and to close the mouth means the end of the world. So they express the whole world.
The guardian dog placed in Tomioka Hachiman-Gu was the one which opened its mouth. I thought an announcement might be sent when something was beginning. So the dog seemed to shout the announcement. Yet I could not hear its voice.
Mar 2005 STILL LIFE TOKYO | |
GUARDIAN DOG MONZENNAKACHO SHRINE STATUE |
No
45
Shooting Date
Mar 2005
Posted On
March 27, 2005
Modified On
July 1, 2024
Place
Monzennakacho, Tokyo
Genre
Still Life Photography
Camera
CANON EOS 1V