Tengu Mask Uchide no kozuchi you're reminded to do the

you're reminded to do the same

These dances were important in appeasing the gods

In Iwate Prefecture

This deiety (God) is named God of "Saki Barai" which means to remove dirt from the road/ path ahead

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Tengu Mask Uchide no kozuchi you're reminded to do theTraditional 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