Camellia Tea CeremonyOne of Kitano Tenman-gū's (北野天満宮) famed 'stroking cows' (撫牛 'nade-ushi') watches over a hana-chōzu' (花手水).
Even the smallest Tenman-gū shrine will usually have an ox statue somewhere in its grounds. Most are depicted lying down, in connection with Sugawara-no-Michizane's death (he is deified at the shrine).
The statues are known as 'stroking cows' (撫牛 'nade-ushi'), as people rub them for good luck, intelligence and health.
