tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975421140446668477.post8353481427867571478..comments2024-03-26T13:52:54.721+09:00Comments on More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan: Kasuga Shrine, YukuhashiOjisanjakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05506748719638540152noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975421140446668477.post-18258543234363092192016-10-23T19:43:23.672+09:002016-10-23T19:43:23.672+09:00Yes, quite nice elephant carving!Yes, quite nice elephant carving!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293953911366903962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975421140446668477.post-11283612137576727652016-10-23T19:27:20.011+09:002016-10-23T19:27:20.011+09:00Many thanks as always for the virtual tour through...Many thanks as always for the virtual tour through Japan. One small point: it's not an elephant carving, but a mythical Chinese animal called 'baku' which devours bad dreams. It's a composite creature, like the dragon, and has an elephant-shaped head but the rest of it is taken from other animals. John Dougillhttp://www.greenshinto.comnoreply@blogger.com