Furyumen Mask Yahoo Sarudahiko no Mikoto (猿田彦命) is

Sarudahiko no Mikoto (猿田彦命) is featured in the Kagura dance Sarudahikonomikoto no mai (猿田彦命の舞)

and summoning the gods for rain or a good harvest

Participants wear the Shishimai lion's head made of wood or paper

including earthquakes

Furyumen Mask Yahoo Sarudahiko no Mikoto (猿田彦命) isTraditional Japanese Furyumen Mask Description Furyumen () is an oni (demon or ogre) from Saga prefecture in Kyushu, Japan. There is a female and a male mask. The female mask with wide open mouth, extended tongue, and many wrinkles. The male with the mouth closed and large horns. The masks would be worn in two traditional dances, "Otonari" and "Hahagaura ura", to the rhythm of flutes and drums. The dance is performed to protect against natural