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  2. 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.

  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. Oni - Wikipedia

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    Oni Mask [44] 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.

  5. Men-yoroi - Wikipedia

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    The men-yoroi, which covered all or part of the face, provided a way to secure the top-heavy kabuto (helmet). The Shinobi-no-o (chin cord) of the kabuto would be tied under the chin. [ 4 ] Small hooks called ori-kugi or posts called odome located on various places would help secure the chin cord.

  6. Uwajima Ushi-oni Festival - Wikipedia

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    The Uwajima Ushi-oni festival (宇和島牛鬼祭り, Uwajima Ushi-oni matsuri) is a festival and purification event held annually July 22–24 in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. The festival derives from an incident in the 16th-century Japanese invasions of Korea, [1] and includes an ushi-oni parade, bull fighting, fireworks and dancing. [2]

  7. 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 ...

  8. Onigawara - Wikipedia

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    Prior to the Heian period, similar ornaments with floral and plant designs (hanagawara) preceded the onigawara. [1] The present design is thought to have come from a previous architectural element, the oni-ita, which is a board painted with the face of an oni and was meant to stop roof leaks.

  9. 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.