For example, at the Joken-ji temple in Tono, the statues of kappa (a legendary creature, assumed to carry a dish filled with water on its head) are standing where Komainu are supposed to be, following the local legend of the kappa.
例えば、遠野常堅寺では河童伝説に基づき狛犬の場所に河童像が置かれている、など。