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Benevolent and helpful Oni Demons 優しい鬼　yasashii oni

Not all Oni are bad, destructive, eating humans or causing much harm and trouble.
Some are quite nice, kind, helpful and benevolent.



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- reference source : matome.naver.jp/odai -


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Setsubun rituals - there are some regions in Japan
where the benevolent Oni are welcomed into the home - for various reasons.

. oni wa uchi 鬼は内 Demons come in! .

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. Abe no Nakamaro 阿倍仲麻呂 (698-770) .
As an ambassador, he died in China and became an Oni.
When Kibi no Makibi went to China and was in trouble, this Japanese Oni came to his help.


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青森県 Aomori

. Oniko 鬼子 - The Oni-ko of Onizawa 鬼沢 .



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京都府 Kyoto 竹野郡 Takeno district 網野町 Amino

. The Adachi clan 安達氏 .


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長野県 Nagano

. Ozenkisama お善鬼様 O-Zenki Sama "Benevolent Demon" .
Aoni shuuraku 青鬼集落 a hamlet named Aoni "Green Demon"


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奈良県 Nara 天川村 Tenkawa / Tengawa

. the Demon Zenki 前鬼 and his wife Goki 後鬼 .
and En no Gyoja

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Naita Akaoni 泣いた赤鬼 The Red Oni who cried
浜田廣介　Hamada Hirosuke (1893 - 1973)



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The Red Ogre Who Cried
Once upon a time, there were two ogres. One was red, and the other was blue.
The red ogre wanted to become friends with children in a village nearby. So, the red ogre put up a sign in front of his house:
Home of a Gentle Ogre
All Are Welcome
Tea and Tasty Cakes Available
But no one showed up, and the red ogre grew puzzled, sad, and angry. "I'm such a kind ogre -- why would nobody visit me?" Despairing, the red ogre even tore down the sign: "This is useless."

Moved by his friend's feelings, the blue ogre said, "Look, I have a plan."
The blue ogre's plan was for him to pretend to terrorize children and then have the red ogre chase him off, "rescuing" them from him. The plan went without a hitch, and the red ogre became the most popular creature among the children, and all came to play with him.

After a happy day of enjoying the children's company,
the red ogre found a letter from the blue ogre.
The letter said, "My Dear Red Ogre, if people find out that you are a friend of the Bad Blue Ogre's, they will not let the children come to you any more. So, I'm leaving. Please live happily with the children. Goodbye. Blue Ogre."
The red ogre cried out,
"Blue Ogre is gone! A dear friend of mine! He is gone!" And he wept.
The red ogre and the blue ogre were never to see each other again.
- source : montages.blogspot.jp/2006/04... -

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