A close-up view of a Chinese Foo Dog statue guarding a sacred area from evil spirits. This photograph was taken by Jim Epler at 7:13 PM on 5/18/2007 in Tokyo, JPN at the Asakusa Sensoji Temple. It is cataloged under the terms travel, animals, art, objects and signs & symbols in this photography database.
This image was recorded on digital media using a Canon Digital Rebel xTi camera with a Canon 70-200mm f/4 L lens stopped to f 8 and exposed at a speed of 1/200 sec.
Photographer Comments: Foo Dogs are fabled creatures that are part dog and part lion. They protect sacred areas from evil spirits and guard the fortune ("foo") of the building they adorn.
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