Tengu Mask Tanabe Seisuke used in an annual event

used in an annual event in the Imperial Palace on New Year's Eve (December 30 (old calendar))

the barbarians rise and begin to dance

Omoikane (思兼 or 思金) is the Shinto god of wisdom and intelligence

you can return to the temple at the end of the year and burn the doll

The dance allegedly comes from two Chinese folklore myths

Tengu Mask Tanabe Seisuke used in an annual eventTraditional Iron Japanese Tengu Mask Description Tengu (, "heavenly dog") are a type of legendary creature found in Japanese folk religion and are also considered a type of Shinto god (kami) or ykai (supernatural beings). They are mountain dwellers who despise and attack vain and self involved individuals. Tengu usually appear dressed in the robes of a Buddhist monk with the small black cap favored by a clan of warrior mountain monks called the