DŌSOJIN

Stone statue

Dōsojin (道祖神, literally, "road ancestor deity") is a generic name for a type of Shinto kami that, as tutelary deities of borders and paths, are believed to protect travellers, pilgrims, villages and individuals in "transitional stages" from epidemics and evil spirits. Dōsojin are often represented as a human couple, carved male or female genitals, large stones or statues, or even tall poles along a road.

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Wayfarers Looking at the Statue of Jizo Bosatsu in a Pine Grove at Hashiba, ca. 1840

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