Only at the end of the 18th century, when the Okinawans began to build with tiled (rather than thatched) roofs, did lions first appear on top of ordinary homes, starting a custom which soon swept the whole island.
十八世紀末，人們在屋頂鋪瓦，獅子大量跳上尋常百姓家。因為在此之前，琉球百姓只能搭蓋無法設立石獅的茅草屋。一時屋頂獅子的風潮，以琉球南部的首里、那霸為中心，吹向全島每個角落，為琉球的獅子文化，帶來了新風貌。