Fifteen Shisa statues at Ginowan City Hall wear masks in spite of the blazing sun
The fifteen shisa, wearing masks all day in spite of a blazing sun. (July 22, Ginowan City Hall)
August 6, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
Ginowan – At the entrance of Ginowan City Hall on Route 330, fifteen shisa statues, which guard against evil, have donned masks to promote prevention of the spread of the novel coronavirus. The shisa statues wear their masks and watch over the people of the city.
City employees put the handmade masks on the shisa on July 15, hoping to encourage the use of masks. The number of coronavirus cases in Okinawa in growing, leading the prefecture to declare a prefectural state of emergency on July 31. Ginowan government officials have called for citizens to refrain from non-urgent, unnecessary outings, and to bear no bias toward infected individuals.
(English translation by T&CT and Ellen Huntley)
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