Tengu Mask book Karasu Tengu (鴉天狗 ) were

Karasu Tengu (鴉天狗 ) were 1st reported in "Nihon Shoki" (The Chronicles of Japan) in the 8th century

including Suwa-taisha Shrine (Suwa City

In popular belief

Traditional Japanese Tengu Mask (Large)

and the wine cup bearer Heishitori

Tengu Mask book Karasu Tengu (鴉天狗 ) wereTraditional 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