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Oyama Kaizuka (Futenma)
1 2018-04-23T13:40:29-04:00 CHASS Web Resources 398fc684681798c72f46b5d25a298734565e6eb8 2 4 "all the upturned points and projections on the shrine are intended to confuse evil spirits and keep them from getting down under the roof innards" plain 2018-09-01T20:49:23-04:00 7PFW+H3 Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan Okinawa 1952 The Gail Project Charles Eugene Gail, “Futenma Shrine,” The Gail Project Dustin Wright Dustin Wright 6d413a48d8bd1bdac9b40c6c99f258b065f86ddaThis page is referenced by:
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The monuments and artifacts Gail photographed are the focus of this section (scroll to the bottom of this page to move to the "Festivals and Performances" section of Heritage). The photographs in the collection seem to indicate that Gail visited some of the more prominent archeological and historic sites on the southern portion of the main island of Okinawa, which was also where many of the military bases were concentrated.
"Futenma Shrine"
"The Fancy Urn"
"Shuri Shisa"
In the summer of 2015, Alan Christy took a group of student researchers to Okinawa, partly with the goal of identifying places where Gail took photos. After spotting the shisa from Gail's photo in a pamphlet entitled Cultural Assets of the Ryukyus, student researchers followed the lead when they actually arrived in Okinawa, where they happened upon the actual statues, now prominently displayed at the Tamaudun Royal Masoleum, adjacent to Shuri Castle.
Shuri Shisa 2015
