A Shachihoko (鯱・鯱鉾) – or simply Shachi (鯱) – is a sea monster in Japanese folklore with the head of a dragon or tiger lion and the body of a carp covered...

elevators. The castle is famous for two magnificent Golden tiger-headed carp (金の鯱, Kin no Shachihoko) on the roof, often used as the symbol of Nagoya. Other...

(Sanskrit: इन्द्राणी, IAST: Indrāṇī), a Hindu goddess Shachi (鯱) or shachihoko (鯱鉾 / 鯱), an animal in Japanese folklore with the head of a tiger and the...

the intricate castle complex A mythical tiger-headed fish called shachi (鯱). This motif was used atop the castle towers as a talisman for fire prevention...

(1869) The Lion on an orb (珠取獅子) by Kyo-machi (1875) The Tiger-headed orca(鯱) by Kako-machi (1876) The Boat of seven treasures (七宝丸) by Egawa-machi (1876)...

(short story collection) 1989 - Nominee for Naoki Prize: Kinko no yume (金鯱の夢) (novel) 1990 - Nominee for Naoki Prize: Kyokō shiritsu fujōri chūgakkō...

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Focus" (極限集中, Kyokugen Shūchū) 134. "Flowers" (花, Hana) 135. "Shachihoko" (鯱（シャチホコ）) 136. "Culmination" (集大成, Shūtaisei) 137. "Last Step" (最後の一歩, Saigo...

commonly used than chifun 蚩吻 or shifun 鴟吻. In Japanese mythology, the Shachihoko 鯱 (a mythical fish with a carp's arched tail, tiger's head, and dragon's scales)...

Gate, facing the east side of the main keep. There are two golden shachi (金鯱, kinshachi) on either end of the topmost castle roof. A beast from Japanese...