Karura Mask Hanakobu Akujyo Takeminakata is also said to

Takeminakata is also said to be the god of wind

curled smiling eyes

With its large forehead

Shishimai is one of the traditional events held at New Year in various places in Japan

including earthquakes

Karura Mask Hanakobu Akujyo Takeminakata is also said toTraditional Japanese Karura Mask Description The Japanese gigaku mask Karura, also known as Garuda, is a mask that represents a divine creature with a human torso and a birdlike head in Japanese mythology. It is a transliteration of the Hindu race of enormously gigantic birds called Garuda. The Karura is said to be enormous, fire breathing, and feeds on dragons serpents. It is considered the bane of Ngas, and only a dragon with a Buddhist talisman or