A young boy paints a pottery Shiisa - the stone lion god of Okinawa, Japan.

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For a small fee visitors to Ryukyu Mura - a theme park dedicated to celebrating ancient Okinawan culture - can purchase and paint their own Shiisa, or Okinawan lion god. These can then be taken home as a souvenir.

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Size: 3168px × 4752px
Location: Okinawa, Japan
Photo credit: © Paul Dymond / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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