Dōsojin are often represented as a human couple, carved male or female genitals, large stones or statues, or even tall poles along a road. Dōsojin are...

that the representation of the gender was used to worship deities such as dōsojin, which sometimes had ambiguous gender, being neither male nor female. Gary...

statue of a dōsojin in a fire in the dōsojin festival. With this, the hitotsume-kozō who was supposed to retrieve the notebook from the dōsojin on the eighth...

side, enshrining kami not under the jurisdiction of any large shrine. Dōsojin, minor kami protecting travelers from evil spirits, can for example be...

fire festivals that have become famous as tourist attractions are: the Dōsojin Fire Festival celebrated in Nozawaonsen, Nagano; the Sagicho Fire Festival...

these became Sai no Kami and Dosojin, and were connected with the belief in a rock formation. This is why Jizos and Dōsojin are often depicted as a couple...

Seonangshin are 'lowly soldiers'. Cheng Huang Gong Tu Di Gong Thành hoàng Dōsojin "서낭". "서낭". Alive Korean Mythology, page 180 "서낭". Alive Korean Mythology...

introducing Shinto. Japan portal Religion portal Philosophy portal Azusa yumi Dōsojin Hama yumi Hari-Kuyo Iwakura (Shinto) Kodama (spirit) List of Japanese deities...

JR East – Tōkaidō Main Line Manazuru National Route 135 Iwa Beach (ja) Dōsojin (ja) Ryumonji (ja) The monument of Stonemason's ancestors (ja) Manazuru...

is also believed to be one of the protective deities of travellers, the dōsojin, and roadside statues of Kṣitigarbha are a common sight in Japan. Firefighters...