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2. Oni - Wikipedia

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   Oni Mask [45] is a story where a young girl goes off to work at a ladies' house to make money for her ailing mother. She talks to a mask of her mother's face once she is done with her work to comfort herself. One day, the curious coworkers see the mask and decide to prank her by putting on an oni mask to replace the mother's mask.

3. Hannya - Wikipedia

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   The hannya (般若) is a mask used in a traditional Japanese Noh theater, representing a jealous female demon. It is characterized by two sharp bull-like horns, metallic eyes, and a leering mouth. [1] In Noh plays, the type of mask changes according to the degree of jealousy, resentment, and anger of the female characters.

4. Namahage - Wikipedia

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   A dancing drummer wearing a Namahage costume, performed Namahage-Daiko in Akita Station.. The Namahage (生剥げ, なまはげ) [1] are demonlike beings portrayed by men wearing hefty oni (ogre) masks and traditional straw capes during a New Year's ritual, in local northern Japanese folklore of the Oga Peninsula area of Akita Prefecture.

5. Shuten-dōji - Wikipedia

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   Shuten-dōji (酒呑童子, also sometimes called 酒顛童子, 酒天童子, or 朱点童子) is a mythical oni or demon leader of Japan, who according to legend was killed by the hero Minamoto no Raikō. Although decapitated, the demon's detached head still took a bite at the hero, who avoided death by wearing multiple helmets stacked on his ...

6. Setsubun - Wikipedia

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   The main ritual associated with the observance of Setsubun is mamemaki (豆撒き, ' bean scattering '); this ritual sees roasted soybeans (known as fukumame (福豆, ' fortune beans ')) either thrown out of the front door, or at a member of the family wearing an oni (demon or ogre) mask while shouting ' Devils out! Fortune in! ' (鬼は外 ...

7. Ibaraki-dōji - Wikipedia

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   Ibaraki-dōji (茨木童子 or 茨城童子 "Ibaraki child") is an oni (demon or ogre) featured in tales of the Heian period. In the tales, Ibaraki-dōji is based on Mount Ōe, and once went on a rampage in Kyoto. The "Ibaraki" in his name may refer to Ibaraki, Osaka; "dōji" means "child

8. List of legendary creatures from Japan - Wikipedia

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   Oni The classic Japanese demon. It is an ogre-like creature which often has horns. Onibaba The demonic hag of Adachigahara. Onibi A demonic flame which sucks out the life of those who come too close to it. Onihitokuchi A species of one-eyed oni that kill and eat humans, large enough to devour a man in one bite. Onikuma

9. Kijo (folklore) - Wikipedia

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   Also, the Tosa Obake Zōshi (author unknown) that spelled out tales of yōkai in Tosa Province (now Kōchi Prefecture) had, under the title of "Kijo," stated that an oni woman (kijo) with hair of a length 4 shaku and 8 sun (about 150 centimeters) ate a fetus from a pregnant woman, although the origin of this story is the onibaba legend of ...