Tengu Mask ko-omote Japan's oldest recorded performing art

Japan's oldest recorded performing art

Before Buddhism came to Japan

eight Chinese recluses living on Mt

Please note that all the items listed are old and have been used by Japanese people

Tengu Mask ko-omote Japan's oldest recorded performing artTraditional 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 Yamabushi.