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どうそじん 道祖神
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1. traveler's guardian deity (traveller)​
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2. Dōsojin​is a generic name for a type of Shinto kami popularly worshiped in Kantō and neighboring areas where, as tutelary deities of borders, they are believed to protect travelers and villages from epidemics and evil spirits. Also called Sae no kami or Sai no kami, Dōrokujin or Shakujin, they are often represented as a human couple, by carved male or female genitals, large stones or statues, or even tall poles along a road.
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道祖神 【どうそしん】、道祖神 【さいのかみ】、道祖神 【さえのかみ】、塞の神 【さいのかみ】、塞の神 【さえのかみ】、障の神 【さいのかみ】、障の神 【さえのかみ】

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