Korobase Mask karasu tengu the Japanese would put the

the Japanese would put the mask of this boy at the top of the fireplace to bring good fortune to the house

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

if pushed or knocked

Shrines devoted to Inari feature a red torii gates and two white foxes standing guard

Matsuomyoujin (松尾明神)

Korobase Mask karasu tengu the Japanese would put theJapanese Korobase Mask Description Korobase ( ) depicts cranes in Bugaku, an official court dance of Japan, dating as far back as 500 C. E. In the Heian period, nearly all ceremonies and festivals included a Bugaku dance. These dances were important in appeasing the gods, purifying the village, and summoning the gods for rain or a good harvest. The Korobase dance, also called Tsurumai (Crane Dance), is a slow, quiet dance involving four dancers in