Furyumen Mask by Ichiryu Kajiwara Hyotokko The tsuba is an essential

The tsuba is an essential component of the Japanese sword

Both are worshipped together in November’s Tori-no-ichi (Cock Market) festival where their masks are worn and people have wide bamboo rake to ‘rake in fortune’

and since then

the Takarabune

Furyumen Mask by Ichiryu Kajiwara Hyotokko The tsuba is an essentialTraditional 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