狛犬狛犬
守护神社入口的一对石像。一开口（阿）一闭口（吽），象征万物的始与终。
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如何辨认
- Usually a pair, facing each other or the path
- One open mouth, one closed
- Stone, bronze or wood; sometimes a ball or a cub under a paw
容易混淆的事物
- 稻荷狐 — Slim foxes with pointed ears and bushy tails, often holding something in their mouths, mean an Inari shrine.
- 仁王 — Large muscular human figures inside a gate are Niō — temple guardians, not komainu.
哪里看得到
日光东照宫严岛神社（宫岛）Komainu Guardian StatuesNi no Torii Second Torii GateTakachiho ShrineIronwork Guardian Dogs (Komainu)Takino’o Takatokusui-jinja ShrineUeno Toshogu Shrine: Shaden (Main Building)Takachiho Shrine: Iron Guardian Statues and Sacred StoneMitsumine Jinja Shrine
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