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13 июля 2014 г.

Beauties at Hōkoku Shrine, Osaka

Handsome statues inside Osaka Castle Park!

By Takako Sakamoto

Community writer

One of the guardian dogs viewed from the side

Stone statue of guardian dog at Hōkoku Shrine

Close-up of a guardian dog

Close-up of the statue of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who is enshrined in Hōkoku Shrine in Osaka

Statue of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and an inner torii gate of Hōkoku Shrine

The other guardian dog looks somehow bluish

Close-up of a bluish guardian dog

The back view of a bluish guardian dog

Side view of a bluish guardian dog

Roof ornaments of Hōkoku Shrine's main hall

Toyotomi Clan's crest (Paulownia of 5-7) decorating the lantern

Rusty gold crest of Paulownia of 5-7 (Toyotomi Clan crest)

Poem is carved on a stone. It turned out this poem was written by a poet called Miyayoshi Souu, who was born in Fukui, where I live!

Curious looking stone which has a lot of holes dug by...what? rain drops?

Ornamental water basin at the back entrance of Hōkoku Shrine

When I visited Hōkoku Shrine in Osaka Castle Park the other day I scrutinized the entire premises like a curious detective, and found some interesting things that I would have missed if I hadn't acted like Sherlock Holmes! For instance, I found the color of its guardian dogs different from other dogs I've seen in other shrines...they could be called bluish or greenish. I found the color of the statue of Toyotomi Hideyoshi too dark, almost black, for some reason, etc., etc.. If you keep your eyes open and look closely, you'll find unexpected things everywhere you go, and it's FUN!

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