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Teri pauses with her friend, Ah. These statues come in pairs, similar to Chinese Foo dogs, and are found at many shrines in Japan. They are called Koma-inu, and one is always shown with open mouth and horn on head. This is Ah, the lion. The other, known as Un, is a lion-dog and has a closed mouth.
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