Consequently, a second style of stone lion--the Japanese "stone dog" --can be seen in Okinawa, at the front of Shinto temples. It too originated from China, but went through Japanese modification before it got to Okinawa.
所以若說琉球文化全來自大師父也有欠公允；以雕塑獅子而言，師兄的獅子雖也得自師父，但發展後已不盡相同，因此琉球除了中國式獅子，在神社前也有日式。