Takeminakata Mask szie80 Their effigies are placed at

Their effigies are placed at temple entrances as well as foxes

The Nio are there to protect the temple from evil spirits

Baramon was utilized to portray a comical

Bori-kuma (熊彫り) or Kibori kuma (木彫り熊) is a traditional Japanese craft that consists of a wooden carving of a bear with a fish in its mouth

Takeminakata Mask szie80 Their effigies are placed atTraditional Japanese Takeminakata Mask Description Takeminakata () is one of the gods in Japanese mythology (Shinto religion). He is the son of Okuninushi (god of Izumo in southern Honshu Island, Japan). One of the three major Japanese gods of war, together with Takemikazuchi and Futsunushi no kami. Takeminakata is enshrined at Suwa jinja Shrines throughout Japan, including Suwa taisha Shrine (Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture). As well as a god of war, he