shishi-odoshi

Also known as TheThingThatGoesDoink, deer scare, deer-chaser, The Thing That Goes Doink

thumb|A shishi-odoshi breaks the quietness of a Japanese garden with the sound of a bamboo rocker arm hitting a rock.

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Subclass of: garden ornament
Part of: Japanese garden
Image: Shisendo Souzu.jpg

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thumb|A shishi-odoshi breaks the quietness of a Japanese garden with the sound of a bamboo rocker arm hitting a rock.

(literally, "deer-frightening" or "boar-frightening"), in a wide sense, refers to Japanese devices made to frighten away animals that pose a threat to agriculture, including kakashi (scarecrows), naruko (clappers) and sōzu. In a narrower sense, it is synonymous with sōzu.

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