Tengu Mask Ame-no-Tajikarao • Inspirational Art Reference: An

• Inspirational Art Reference: An essential mask for tattoo artists seeking authentic Japanese motifs and anyone interested in the meaning of a Tengu mask tattoo

As a bringer of rain

Hanakobu Akujyo (鼻瘤悪尉)

Showa onna bakuto (昭和おんな博徒) is a yakuza revenge movie with yakuza gambler Fujiko first out to kill the man she once loved and then slicing through the yakuza who betrayed her lover

often mistaken for an oni

Tengu Mask Ame-no-Tajikarao • Inspirational Art Reference: AnTraditional 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 Yamabushi.