Onipedia Demons of Japan

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Onipedia - 鬼ペディア　- Oni Demons - ABC-List - Index -
- - Table of Contents - -
Dämonen von Japan - 日本の鬼の研究　-鬼学入門 -
mamono　魔物　ogre


- Shrine Ho-Un no Miya 宝雲宮 Katsuyama -

The demons have played an important role in Japanese folklore. In the past without electricity or Internet, nights were dark and frightening, especially in the ancient cities.
Oni demons help to explain many natural phenomenon.
They are part of many rituals and rites.
Many Oni hang around places of departure and divide, like city gates, rivers and bridges, crossroads or mountain passes.

The demons of the Buddhist hell are a special group, and are quite fearful in the imagination of humans.
. jigoku no oni 地獄の鬼 demons of the Buddhist hell .

A counterpart of Oni is the AKUMA 悪魔, translated as Devil (but a bit different from the Christian image of THE Devil (Teufel) or Satan.)
evil spirit, fiend, ...


. Oni 鬼　Demon art motives - Gallery .
. chawan 茶碗　tea bowls and rice bowls .
. dorei どれい / 土鈴 clay bells .
ｆヴぉｔヴぉ. hariko 張子 papermachee dolls .
. kokeshi こけし wooden dolls .
. maneki neko, manekineko 招き猫 beckoning cat demon .
. tsuchi ningyoo 土人形 tsuchiningyo clay dolls .
. tsurushibina つるし雛 / 吊るし雛 small hanging hina dolls .
. yakimono 焼物 pottery with Oni .

. - - - ONI 鬼 - words starting with ONI - - - .


. reference, books and links about ONI .

Oni with individual names are marked with *****.
The character for oni 鬼 is also read as KI.

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. Ainodake 間ノ岳の鬼面雪形 Demon face in the snow .

. Akagi 赤城山の鬼と榛名山の鬼 Mount Akagi and mount Haruna legends . **

. akuma no Daruma 悪魔 Daruma the Devil .
- investigating the Christian concept of Devil / Satan versus the Japanese akuma　

. akaoni, aka-oni 赤鬼 red demon .
..... Aka-Oni 赤鬼 - - - Ii Naomasa 井伊直政, (1561 – 1602)

. Amanojaki, Amanojaku 天邪鬼　あまんじゃき "heavenly evil spirit " . - "heavenly evil spirit"
天探女（あまのじゃく） - Amanosagume / 天探女（あめのさぐめ）/ 天佐具売 Amenosagume
Amanojaku statue in the eaves at temple 岩船寺 Gansen-Ji, Kyoto
Amanojaku no Chikaramizu 天邪鬼の力水 Power-giving water / Kobo Daishi 弘法大師 and Amanojaku
a very special Jaki.

. Amewakahiko, Ame-Waka-Hiko 天若日子 / 天稚彦 Ame no wakahiko .
Oni Dragon Deity

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- - - - - -　animal names with ONI

. oni yanma 鬼やんま devil's dragonfly .
Anotogaster sieboldii


. genjuu 幻獣 Genju, mysterious creature, cryptid. Kaiju .
kitsuneoni, kitsune-oni 狐鬼　fox-demon
kumaoni, kuma-oni 熊鬼 bear-demon
- - - - - onikuma oni-kuma 鬼熊 Demon-Bear Yokai
nekooni, neko-oni 猫鬼 cat-demon
torioni, tori-oni 鳥鬼 "bird demon" - bird skulls with horns


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. aooni, ao-oni 青鬼 blue demon / green demon .

. Aoni shuuraku 青鬼集落 "Green Demon" Aoni village, Nagano .
Aoni Hokujō, Hakuba-mura, Kitaazumi-gun -青鬼神社　Aoni Jinja （Aooni Jinja )
善鬼大明神 Zenki Daimyojin （御善鬼様 O-Zenki Sama) - The Benevolent Demon
O-Zenki no Yakata お善鬼の館 Mansion of Zenki - Museum

. araoni, ara-oni 荒鬼 "wild demon" .

Architecture and Oni vocabulary *
- source : JAANUS - keyword 鬼

***** . Ayo no sato no oni 阿用郷の鬼 from Izumo, Shimane .



. Bakemono, O-Bake お化け Ghosts and Demons .

beer - named oni
- Shiga

. Benevolent and helpful Oni 優しい鬼　yasashii oni .

Beppu　別府　Oni legends and articles - see Oita

. Boston Museum of Fine Arts - Hell paintings .
- Murakami Takashi 村上隆 exhibition 2017

. Buson, Yosa Buson haiku about Oni .
Buson Yokai Emaki 蕪村妖怪絵巻 Buson Monster Scroll


chirizuka kaioo, Chirizuka kaiō 塵塚怪王 Chirizuka Kaio "strange king of the dust heap"
a red, hairy demon who resembles a small oni.
- source : yokai.com/chirizukakaiou -


. Daruma oni　だるま鬼 ー reddo debiru レッドデビル red devil Daruma .

. Dodomeki, Todomeki 百々目鬼 / 百々眼鬼 Oni with 100 eyes .

. Dragons 龍　竜　- Oni demon on a dragon surfboard .


Edo 江戸 the demons of Edo // 14 to explore

. eki oni 疫鬼 (エキオニ) // eki ki, eki-ki (えきき） Oni bringing disease
ekki 疫鬼（えっき） // 寃鬼 enoki, enki "Disease Demon" ，


. ema　絵馬　votive tablets .
5 legends to explore
. ema 「鬼」の絵馬 - amulets .
..... Shiga

. Enku 円空仏 master carver and his Otsu-E Oni Statues .

. Enma Ten 閻魔天、閻魔王 Emma, the King of Hell - Yama .



female Oni demons - List *

. Fudoo, Fudo Myo-O 不動明王と鬼伝説　Oni Demon Legends and Fudo .
不動明王の邪鬼退治 Fudo and Jaki

***** . Fujiwara no Chikata no Yonki 藤原千方の四鬼 The four demons of Fujiwara Chikata .

. Fuku wa Uchi, Oni wa Uchi! 福は内、鬼は内 . - Chant at Setsubun
ONI 鬼 is seen as a pun with 大荷 "a big load of merchandise"

fuufu no oni 夫婦の鬼 demon couple
4 to explore / 鬼の夫婦 01 / 鬼夫婦 01

. Fuujin 風神 Fujin Wind God / Raijin 雷神 God of Thunder .
oni no gyoozui 鬼の行水 Demon taking a bath

***** . Fuuma Kootaroo, Fūma Kotarō 風魔小太郎 Fuma Kotaro .
(? - 1603) Ninja, Onimusha　鬼武者 Demon Warrior / Manga Onimusha: Warlords


. gaman sama　がまんさま "endure the hardships" .
- Oni statues at 菊名神社 Kikuna Shrine, Yokohama, Kanagawa

- gargoyle - referece -

. gaki 餓鬼 hungry demons, hungry ghosts .
「施餓鬼」法会 Segaki Rituals
..... Oita

. Gaki Kyosai 画鬼暁斎 Kyosai, the Demon of painting . - Kawanabe Kyosai

*****. Gagoze ガゴゼ, 元興神 (元興寺 / ガゴジ　/ ガンゴジ) . - temple 元興寺 Gango-Ji, Nara

***** . Gedoomaru 外道丸 Gedomaru .
at the foot of Mount Ibukiyama 伊吹山の麓

. Gishiki 魏石鬼八面大王 Hachimen Dai-O and 鬼臼 Demon Mortar .
魏石鬼窟 Gishiki cave / 魏石鬼の岩屋 (Azumino, Nagano)

godai ma-o son　五大魔王尊　Five Gread Monster Kings skulls *
- reference photos -

***** . Goki 五鬼 - descendants of Oni .
Five children of Zenki and Goki : 五鬼助 Gokijo, 五鬼継 Gokitsugu, 五鬼上 Gokijo, 五鬼童 Gokido, 五鬼熊 Gokikuma
- Shugendo Priest 五鬼助義 Goki Sukeyoshi is now in the 61st generation.

. Go Nagai 永井豪 Nagai Go - Demon Paintings .

. gooki 豪鬼 The Yokai monster Goki . *

. gyuuki, gyūki 牛鬼 "bull-demon" - Ushi-oni .


ha 鬼の歯 oni no ha, teeth of an oni
11 to explore - . see eyes, oni no me

. HAIKU - Oni to Haiku 鬼と俳句　Haiku with Demons .
- - - - - . oni sudaku togakushi no fumoto soba no hana .
Buson is talking about - kijo momiji　鬼女紅葉 The Female Demon called "Momiji" - Togakushi

. hamaki　破魔鬼　demon mask to ward off evil .

. Haseo Sooshi, Haseo sōshi 長谷雄草紙 Haseo Soshi scroll .
Ki no Haseo 紀長谷雄 (845 – 912) playing Sugoroku with an Oni

. hate no hatsuka 果ての二十日 the final day 20 of the year .
- the day when all appeased Oni become free

. Heike densetsu　平家伝説 legends about the Heike clan and Oni .

. Hitohoneyama, Hitoboneyama 人骨山の鬼伝説 Boso, Chiba . and Rokub Pilgrims 六十六部

. hone　鬼の骨 the bones of Oni demons .
- including atama　頭 scull (head)

. hyakki yagyoo 百鬼夜行 Night Parade of One Hundred Demons .


. imi 忌み / 斎み imi - taboo, ritual abstinence .
imibi. kijitsu, kinichi 忌日 taboo day
忌 鬼 14 to explore (00) /// 斎 鬼 15 to explore (00)

. Ino Mononoke Roku 稲生物怪録 The Ghost Experience of Mr. Ino . - 1749

. Iwatesan 岩手山の祠と鬼伝説 Oni Legends . **


. jaki 邪鬼 / じゃき - Jaki　. - "heavenly evil spirit"

. jigoku 地獄 the Buddhist Hell - Contents .

. jigoku no oni 地獄の鬼 demons of the Buddhist hell .
. jigokue, jigoku-e 地獄絵 paintings of the Buddhist hell / 地獄草子 Jigoku Soshi - Hell Scroll
. Sanzu no Kawa 三途の川 River Sanzu, the river on the way to hell .
. Enma-O 閻魔天、閻魔王 the King of Hell, Emma
. Jigokudoo 地獄堂 Jigoku-Do "Hall of Hell" - 全興寺 Senko-Ji Osaka


. jinja - 鬼神社　list of Shinto shrines with ONI . *

. Jooki 浄鬼 （常喜） Joki -- Jooman 浄満 （常満） Joman .
from 滋賀県大津市葛川坊村 Shiga, Otsu, Katsuragawa


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. kadomatsu　鬼と門松　New Year pine decorations .
and Setsubun hiiragi 柊 holly decorations

. Kagura 神楽 Dance masks of Oni - Noh men 能面 .

. Kaisei 魁星 the Star Demon .
- and Bunshoosei 文昌星 Bunshosei

. kakure-oni 隠れ鬼 "hidden oni", kakurenbo, hide and seek .

. kaijuu 怪獣 Kaiju - mythological beasts and animals .
genjuu 幻獣 Genju, mysterious creature, cryptid - Oni are among them

. kami　神　Shinto deities / Japanese gods .
kami to oni 神と鬼 the Deities and Demons of Japan

. kanaboo, kanabō 鬼に金棒 Kanabo, the iron club of an Oni .
- Oni ni kanabo

. Kano Kazunobu 狩野一信 　(1816 - 1863) .
- 五百羅漢図　500 Arhats and 「六道 地獄」 Rokudo Hell

. Kanoozan 鹿野山の鬼 Kanozan, Boso, Chiba . **

. karada - oni no karada 鬼の体 body features of an Oni Demon .
oni no shintai　鬼の身体 - oni no sugata　鬼の姿 - from head and horns to toes and nails


. Kasha 火車 Kasha Demon "burning chariot" .
- and 音誉上人 - 音誉聖観上人 Saint Onyo Shokan Shonin

. Kawanabe Kyoosai 河鍋暁斎 Kawanabe Kyosai (Gyosai) (1831 - 1889) . - Painter
- Jigoku Dayu 地獄太夫 Hell courtesan
- 暁斎百鬼画談 Kyosai - tales and paintings of 100 demons
- 画鬼 暁斎 Gaki Kyosai and Josiah Conder
- Night Parade Of Hell Creatures: Bizarre Demonic Art By Kyosai

. Kegon Engi-E　華厳縁起絵 Picture Scroll of the Kegon sect .

. Kesen 気仙 / ケセンの鬼の国 Kesen is the land of the Oni . - Iwate
and the 蝦夷 Emishi leader 赤頭 Akagashira.

. kidan 鬼談 Demon stories - talk about demons and Yokai .
- 夜窓鬼談 Yaso Kidan "Night-window demon talk" and other collections

. Kidokushu, Shinben Kidokushu 神便 鬼毒酒 Sake to kill an Oni .

. kidoo 鬼童 Kido, "child demon" .

. Kidoomaru, Kidōmaru 鬼童丸 Kidomaru . *
..... a robber and a magician.

. Kiichi Hôgen, Kiichi Hoogen 鬼一法眼 Kiichi Hogen .
and Minamoto no Yoshitsune - in 文楽 Bunraku and 歌舞伎 Kabuki

. kijin 鬼人 / onibito オニビト "human demon" . (tr)


Ki Jinja 鬼神社（きじんじゃ）"Demon Shrine" - see 鬼沢 Onizawa, Aomori

. Kijin Jinja 鬼鎮神社 - Saitama .
with Oni Ema
..... "Fuku wa uchi! Oni wa uchi! Akuma soto!"

***** . Kijin no O-Matsu 鬼神のお松 The female bandit O-Matsu .
"The Evil Omatsu"

***** . kijo momiji　鬼女紅葉 The Female Demon called "Momiji" . ..... . Togakushi 戸隠・荒倉岳と鬼女紅葉 . **

***** . Kijoo, Murakami Kijoo 村上鬼城 Murakami Kijo . - (1865 - 1938) Haiku poet

. kikoku 鬼哭 crying of an unhappy dead soul .

. Kikotsuji, Kikkotsuji 鬼骨寺 Kikotsu-Ji "Temple of Oni bones" .

. kimengani 鬼面蟹 crabs with a demon face .
- onigani 鬼蟹 demon crabs

. Kimen-zan 鬼面山 Mount Kimenzan . - Nagano

. kimon 鬼門 / 忌門 demon gate / Kimon Konjin 鬼門金神 .
in the ushi-tora 丑寅 North-eastern direction

. kioo 鬼王 Kio, Ki-O - Demon King . *
稲荷鬼王神社 Inari Kio Jinja, Tokoy

kioni, ki oni 黄鬼 yellow oni *
- 黄金四つ目の仮面 - 鬼享を鼓す - 鬼を避（ふせ）く oni o fuseku
- ekiki eki-ki 疫鬼（えきき）/ 餓鬼草紙 and more Oni lore
- reference source : blog.goo.ne.jp/katodesuryoheidesu -


kiraigoo, ki raigoo 鬼来迎 Kiraigo, welcoming the demons

. kisai 鬼才 "demon genius" , genius .

. kisha 鬼射 "hitting the demon" ritual with arrow shooting .

. Kishibojin 鬼子母神 "Child eating demon mother" .
..... 訶梨帝母 Kariteimo - Kangimo 歓喜母 - Hariti - and many legends about her
..... 鬼子母神堂　Hall for Kishimojin
..... kishi megami　鬼子め神　"child eating female deity" at 身延山 Mount Minobusan


. kishin, kijin, onigami 鬼神 "Oni Deity", "Demon Deity" .
yuuki 幽鬼 Yuki - revengeful demon or monster spirit
goryoo 御霊 Goryo- vengeful spirits
..... Iwate *, Shiga,
魔羅鬼神 Mara Kishin (Kijin) - a revengeful demon 霊鬼神
(50 legends to explore)
. Onigami shuraku 鬼神集落 Onigami village - Akita .


. kishitoo 鬼舐頭 the hair falls out in a circle 円形脱毛症 .

. Kishitsu Shusui - Fukushin 鬼室集斯 - Korean: Gwisil Jipsa (around 660) .
- and 鬼室神社 Kishitsu Jinja, Hino, Shiga and the battle 白村江の戦い Hakusonko no Tatakai

. kitan 鬼譚 "demon stories", "demon tales" .
..... kitan sooshi 鬼譚草紙 Kitan Soshi "demon stories"
..... anya kitan 暗夜鬼譚 Demon Tales of a Dark Night
..... tsukumo kitan つくも鬼譚 stickers
..... 石見牛鬼譚 Iwami Gyuki Tan - Tales of the bull-demon from Iwami

. Kitaro - gegege no Kitarō ゲゲゲの鬼太郎 .
..... Shigeru Mizuki (水木 しげる, Mizuki Shigeru)


. kitsune to oni 狐と鬼　伝説 Legends about fox and demon .
31 to explore / ..... Shiga

koki-ita 胡鬼板（こきいた） a kind of 羽子板 hagoita

Konjaku Monogatari 今昔物語 "Tales of Times Now Past"
- late Heian period tales of many demons and monsters - setsuwa 説話 religious teaching stories *
- reference -


. kubihiki 鬼の首引き neck tug of war of the demons .
..... 朝比奈義秀の鬼の首引き Asahina Yoshihide

. kubire-oni 縊れ鬼 / くびれ鬼 strangler demon - - iki, itsuki 縊鬼 / いつき .


. Kuki shi 九鬼氏 Kuki ke 九鬼家 the Kuki clan, Kuki family .
- Kuki Yoshitaka (九鬼嘉隆) (1542 – 1600) // - Kuki Moritaka (九鬼守隆) (1573 - 1632)
- Kuki suigun 九鬼水軍 the Kuki navy, Toba, Mie

. Kukiyama 九鬼山 "Nine Demons Mountain" (Yamanashi) .
and the brave 桃太郎 Momotaro

. kurooni, kuro-oni 黒鬼 black Oni, black demon .


. kyoogen, oni kyoogen 鬼狂言 Kyogen performances with Oni .
- Asahina 朝比奈 Asahina
- Hoorai no shima 蓬莱の島の鬼 the Oni of Horaijima
- Oni no mamako 鬼の継子 The Stepchild of an Oni
- Yao 八尾 - 常光寺 Joko-Ji and the Yao Jizo 八尾の地蔵


kyuuketsu ki 吸血鬼 Kyuketsuki, vampire, blood-sucking demon

. Landscape, Nature and Oni Legends - shizen 自然と鬼伝説　 .

. Landscape and more Oni Legends .
by Toyota Toki とよた 時 / 画房【とよだ 時】 Toyoda Toki

. Legends about Oni 伝説 - Regional list .
From Aichi to Yamanashi

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ma 魔 evil, devil - akuma 悪魔 devil, Satan
- reference source : search.kotowaza-allguide.com -
54 proverbs to explore

. Makka マッカ（赤鬼）"All Red " - Hiroshima 小屋浦 Koyaura .

. mame 魔滅 to wipe out demons, mame 豆 bean at Setsubun .
Kurama no oni taiji 鞍馬の鬼退治 driving out Oni at Kurama

. mamono 魔物と伝説 Mamono Demon Legends .
madoo 魔道 - まどう / mamono no toorimichi 魔物の通り道 / masuji, ma-suji 魔筋
100 to explore

. manhooru マンホール manholes with Oni .

. matagi 又鬼 / マタギ bear hunters .
- - - mata oni ni naru　又鬼　"I have to become a demon again"
36 to explore

matsuri　祭り - see Oni Matsuri festivals with Oni

. mayoke men 魔よけ面 Demon amulets to ward off evil . .

. me　鬼の目, 鬼の眼 / medama 鬼の目玉 - 伝説 eyes of an Oni - Legends .

. men, oni no men 鬼の面 mask of an Oni / kimen 鬼面 .

. men buryuu 面浮立 - 鹿島の面浮立 / 浮立面 demon masks . Saga 佐賀県

. Mochi Oni　餅鬼 demons made from rice cake dough .

. Momotaro 桃太郎 the Peach Boy - 桃太郎昔語 and Onigashima Island .


. Nagata Jinja 長田神社 Shrine in Kobe .
mochiwari oni 餅割鬼 mochi-breaking demon // shiri kujiri oni 尻くじり鬼 "buttocks-prodder" demon
ichiban taroo oni 一番太郎鬼 first main demon
uba oni 姥鬼 old woman demon // hoosuke oni 呆助鬼 "dumb" demon

. namahage なまはげ the Oni of Oga, Akita .
..... 出羽鶴　本格焼酎　-　なまはげ Namahage Shochu Liquor

Nara　奈良 - なら散策日記 with 489 episodes about the local ONI
- reference source : narasaku.com -
. Nara 4 legends - tokimoo . **

. nehanzu 涅槃図 Nirvana paintings of Buddha's death scene .
- Even the Oni are weeping . . .

nekooni, neko-oni 猫鬼 (tenoni, ten-oni 天鬼, skull without horns)
- neko-oni no wabi shoomon 猫鬼の侘び証文　Fukushima * - see genju


. netsuke 根付 . with Oni .

. Nichosai　耳鳥斎 painter of demons . - Tokoroten

. Nihon no Oni Koryu Hakubutsukan 日本の鬼の交流博物館 Museum of Japanese Domons .

. Nihon Ryooiki, Nihon Ryōiki 日本霊異記 Nihon Ryoiki
Ghostly Strange Records from Japan .

. Ninnaji 仁和寺 Ninna-Ji, Kyoto - Hell paintings .

. Noh Drama 能 "The world of Noh" - and its demon masks .
kishin 鬼神 - Tobide portraying demons or savages, and Beshimi portraying goblins such as Tengu.


. Odaigahara 大台ヶ原の鬼と山の神と弥山の神 legends . **


. Oita 大分県の鬼伝説　Oni Demon Legends .
..... Kijima 鬼島 Demon Island ..... kichoo 鬼鳥 "demon bird" ..... oni no ido 鬼の井戸 the Demon well ..... 鬼ケ原の幽霊 The Ghost of Onigahara
..... 鬼の石段 stone stairs made by a demon
..... Hachiman Jigoku no Oni　八幡地獄の鬼 *

. omamori, o-mamori お守り amulets to ward off the demons .

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. - - - ONI 鬼 - words starting with ONI - - - .

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onsen 温泉 hot spring / oniyu 鬼湯 "demon hot spring"
4 to explore
..... Oita
湯かけ鬼蔵 （ゆかけきぞう）
source : noboribetsu-spa.jp


. oomagatoki, Ōmagatoki 逢魔時 / 大禍時 "demon dusk" .
- Chimimōryō, chimi mooryoo 魑魅魍魎 Chimi Moryo - demons of mountains and rivers

. origami 鬼 折り紙 folded paper Demon dolls .

. Otsu-E 大津絵 Paintings from Otsu .
Oni no nenbutsu, nembutsu　鬼の念仏 Demon saying Amida prayers

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- - - - - - plant names with ONI

. hoozuki 鬼燈 － 鬼灯 - ほうずき Hozuki, Chinese lantern plant .
ground cherry, lampion flower, winter cherry, husk tomato, Physalis alkekengi

. oniyuri 鬼百合 tiger lily .
ko oniyuri 小鬼百合　Lilium leichtlinii


. Kikyoo 鬼臼 Kikyo . Podophyllum versipelle *

plant names with ONI, a long list
平安時代に成立した辞書に鬼とは、隠（おん）のなまったもので”隠れて姿を表さないもの”と書かれています.
- reference source : eisai.co.jp/museum -


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. proverbs and sayings with demons 鬼とことわざ　ONI to kotowaza .

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. Rashomon Gate 羅生門 - Rashomon no Oni .

rinki 林鬼 a Shogi stone
林鬼（りんき）は、将棋の駒の一つ。本将棋にはなく、大局将棋に存在する。 成ると右鵰。右鵰の駒名を「古鵰」とする説もある。 元の駒, 動き, 成駒, 動き. 林鬼（りんき）
wikipedia
and . . . 百鬼林

. Rozan-Ji Kyoto 廬山寺 : Oni of three colors. .
The red one symbolizes Greed, the blue (green) one Anger and the black one Stupidity.

. Ryuutooki 龍燈鬼 Ryutoki and Tentooki 天燈鬼 Tentoki. Dragon-lantern-carrying demon



. Sakanoue no Tamuramaro 坂上田村麻呂 and the Oni from Iwate .
Oodakemaru 大嶽丸・大竹丸・大武丸・大猛丸 Odakemaru / Ootakemaru オオタケマル Otakemaru
Akagashira no Takamaru 赤頭の高丸 - Aterui and the Emishi
and in Tono the Oni Hitokabemaru 人首丸

. sakaki oni 榊鬼 Sakaki demon . - Aichi

sake 酒 rice wine and Oni legends
鬼　酒　- 48 to explore
. sake label with Oni - Taneda Santoka .

. Sanki Son 三鬼尊 Three venerable Oni .

. sanki, yamaoni, yama-oni 山鬼の鬼伝説 Mountain Oni Demon .
onisurusuishi 鬼臼石 / オニスルスイシ Oni Surusu Ishi

***** . Sankichi Oni　 サンキチ鬼 The Demon Sankichi .
- Akita Sankich San 秋田三吉さん from Mount Taiheizan 太平山

. saruoni, saru-oni 猿鬼 Monkey-Demon .
at Iwaido Shrine

. Sazae-oni　栄螺鬼 / さざえ鬼　haunted turban shell . 　– A turban snail that turns into a woman.

. setsubun　節分 oni wa soto 節分　－　鬼は外　demons get out! .
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. Shiga 滋賀県の鬼伝説　Oni Demon Legends .

. Shikigami 式神 / シキガミ, Shiki no Kami 式の神 Shiki deity, demon or ghost .
- and Abe no Seimei 阿倍晴明 (921 - 1005)

. Shimane 島根県 鬼伝説 Oni Demon Legends .


. Shinchuu, Shinchū 神虫 Shinchu, "The Divine Insect" .
a deity depicted as a silkworm moth. It has a great appetite for Oni demons, devouring 3000 in the morning and 300 in the evening.

. shinigami 死神 God of Death "Grim Reaper" .

. Shinto and Oni 神道と鬼 .

. Shiro Oni Studio シロオニスタジオ "White Demon" . - Gunma

. Shitenno 四天王 four Ten deities stepping on 邪鬼 Jaki . *


. shita, oni no shita 鬼の舌 tongue of an Oni .

***** . Shooki, Shōki 鍾馗 Shoki, the Demon Queller .

***** . Shuten Dooji 酒呑童子 Shuten Doji "Sake Child" Demon .
..... Ibaraki-doji, his disciple, 鬼越山　Onigoeyama in Ibaraki
..... Kidoomaru 鬼童丸、鬼同丸（きどうまる）Kidomaru
..... Oni no dookutsu 鬼の洞窟 Oni’s cave
..... Oni-take Inari Jinja 鬼岳稲荷神社 Shrine
..... Oni-iwa 鬼岩 Demon boulder - Hyogo, Gifu and others *
..... Onikoroshi (onigoroshi) 鬼殺し "killing the demon" - Sake

. sumoo 鬼の相撲 Sumo wrestling of the Demons .
..... Oni no Sumoba 鬼の相撲場　The Devil's Sumo Ring


sword　刀 katana, blades to kill an Oni - onikiri, Onimaru
..... Shiga



. Tanzawa 丹沢の鬼伝説　Demon Legends .
..... Onigatake 鬼ヶ岳

tearai oni 手洗鬼 hand washing demon
ALTERNATE NAMES: kyojin no ojomo (giant ojomo; a local term for monster, Shikoku)
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tiger pants - 虎柄のパンツ
. oni no koshimaki 鬼の腰巻 - oni no fundoshi 鬼の褌
oni no pantsu 鬼のパンツ pants of an oni - loincloth .
..... Oni no pants, a children's song

. toodaiki, todai ki 灯台鬼 Demon with a candlestick .
..... 藤原有国　Fujiwara no Arikuni (943 – 1011)

torii 鳥居の鬼 shinto shrine gate - see oniko
2 to explore / Iwate, Akita . . .
. oniko, oni-ko 津軽の鬼子伝説 Tsugaru, Aomori .


. Toriyama Sekien 鳥山石燕 (1712 – 1788) and his Oni paintings .
..... Gazu Hyakki Yagyō 画図百鬼夜行 "The Illustrated Night Parade of a Hundred Demons"

. Tosa 土佐光信 Tosa Mitsunobu (1434 - 1525) .
..... 星光寺縁起絵巻 Seiko-Ji Engi Emaki - Legends about the origin of Seikō-ji

. Tsubakuro 燕岳 Mount Tsubakuro and Oni legends . **

. tsuina 追儺 "demon exorcism" rituals at Setsubun .
.... hoosooshi, hōsōshi 方相氏（ほうそうし）Hososhi, demon exorcist

. tsuno　鬼の角　the horns of Oni demons .
some have two, some have one and some have no horns
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. Tsunoochiyama 角落山 Mountain, "horns of the Oni fell down" . - Gunma


. ukiyo-e 浮世絵　"pictures of the floating world" with Oni .

. unagi to oni 鰻と鬼　the Eel and the Demon . - Gifu, 粥川 Kayugawa

. ushioni, ushi-oni gyuuki, gyūki 牛鬼 "bull-demon" .
..... ox-headed monsters
Ushioni fuchi 牛鬼淵 riverside of Kochi

warau . oni ga warau 鬼が笑う to make an Oni laugh .
. 栃木県 Tochigi 馬頭町 Batomachi .


. Yama no Kami and Oni 山の神と鬼 Mountain God .
Niigata, Sado, - - - 蓋井島 Yamaguchi Futaoijima Island, ...

. Yabitsu ビツ峠 / 餓鬼道伝説 Pass in Tanzawa .

Yakushi Nyorai 薬師如来　and oni 鬼 demons
- The three demons 英胡 Eiko, 軽足 Karuashi and 土熊 Tsuchiguma of 大江山 Mount Oeyama

. yatai to oni 屋台と鬼　Oni decorations on festival floats .
. yatai　屋台 - danjiri だんじり festival floats .


yonki 四鬼, see Fujiwara no Chikata no Yonki 藤原千方の四鬼 The four demons of Fujiwara Chikata


. yookai, yōkai 妖怪 Yokai monsters - List .
They are often translated as demons.

. yooki 妖鬼 Yoki - Yokai Monster Demon .
- and kaii, kai-i 怪異 strange things

. Yukijin 湯鬼神 Demon Guardian of the Hot Springs .
..... Oni 登別の鬼　The Demons of Noboribetsu Hot Spring, Hokkaido


***** . Zenki 前鬼 and his wife Goki 後鬼 .


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- reference : nichibun yokai database -
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Rokushakubo Tengu Ontake

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Rokusekiboo 六石坊 Rokuseki-Bo
御嶽山六石坊 / 御岳山六石坊 Ontakesan (Mitakesan) Rokuseki-Bo

He is one of the
. 四十八天狗 48 Important Tengu of Japan .

He is quoted in many references, but it seems it is a mix-up (or spelling mistake) with

Rokushakuboo 六尺坊 Rokushakubo, Rokushaku-Bo

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Mount Ontake (御嶽山 Ontake-san), also referred to as Mount Kiso Ontake (木曽御嶽山 Kiso Ontake-san),



the second highest volcano in Japan (after Mount Fuji) at 3,067 m.
It was thought dormant, but on September 27, 2014, it erupted.
- source : wikipedia

Mount Ontakesan has various peaks populated with individual Tengu.
Ontake shinkō 御嶽信仰 Ontake Shinko is the religion of the region.

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Beliefs and practices associated with Mt Ontake in Kiso (Nagano Prefecture).
It is a mountain cult chiefly supported by confraternities (kō) and religious organizations (kyōkai). It is not clear when Ontake began to be considered a sacred mountain but from the fact that it was of old called Ō no mitake ("The Monarch, Mitake"), it can be inferred that it was related to the Mitake cult of Kimpusen at Yoshino of the Heian period.
It is thought that by the Kamakura period Ontake was revered as a provincial guardian by local shugenja influenced by Kumano and Yoshino: medieval saimon (statements read before the kami during rituals) owned by Ontake Jinja in the village of Ōdaki and founder legends record that buddhas and kami associated with Kumano and Ōmine were revered, and in the Shin sarugaku-ki (Fujiwara Akihira, 1058-65),
Ontake is listed together with Tateyama and Hakusan as a place where Shugendō was practiced.
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木曽御嶽山の天狗たち - Many Tengu lived at the peaks of this mountain


source : toki.moo.jp/gaten/701-750/gate734

前山 - 三笠山 刀利天坊 Mikasayama - Toriten-Bo
前山 - 八海山 大頭羅坊 Hakkaisan - Daizura-Bo
(摩利支天山 Marishiten Yama) on 阿留摩耶山 the peak Arumayasan アルマヤ坊 Arumaya-Bo

But Rokushaku-Bo was thought to be an incarnation of the deity 御嶽権現 Ontake Gongen.
So he is thought of to be rather special and the leader of them all. He he lived on the Main Peak,
Kengamine 剣ケ峰 (3063.4ｍ）.

. Marishitengake in the Kiso Mountains .

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Rokushakuboo 六尺坊 Rokushakubo, Rokushaku-Bo
Climbing Mount Ontakesan for religious practises was very dangerous in former times and the Shugendo priests usually never came back.
It was a place where the Tengu Kodama spirits lived.
One of the few who took residence here was the Tengu Rokushaku-Bo (六尺棒).

. Kodama 木霊 / 木魂 The Tree Spirit .



source : toki.moo.jp/gaten/201-250/gate210


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The volcano Mount Ontake has produced five crater lakes.
One of them is Sannoike 三ノ池 The Third Lake.
Its waters are said to have healing properties and many people come here to drink it.


source : toki.moo.jp/gaten/201-250/gate209

Legend says the present shelter hut used to be the living quarters of
アルマヤ坊天狗 Arumaya Tengu.

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- reference : nichibun yokai database 妖怪データベース -
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Hakusanboo　白山坊 Hakusan-Bo, Hakusanbo
The Priest from Hakusan
Hakusan (Shirayama) 白山 "White Mountain", Mount Haku

. Shirayama Hongu Shrine 白山本宮 Ishikawa .
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There are many Hakusan shrines 白山神社 in Japan.
白山寺 Hakusan-ji Temple


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Taichoo, Taichō 泰澄上人　Saint Taicho Shonin
Taicho-Daishi 泰澄大師 Taicho Daishi (682 ?683 - 767)
Etsu no Daitoku 越の大徳 - Great Man of Virtue from Etsu
Unpen Shoonin 雲遍上人 Saint Unpen Shonin
Shiramine Daisoojo 天狗 白峰大僧正 Tengu Shiramine Daisojo

He was a teacher of Buddhism and later became a Tengu at Mount Hakusan.
He was the second son of the samurai family of Mikami no Yasuzumi 三神安角（みかみのやすずみ）and became a monk at age 14.

He practised austerities at 愛宕山 Mount Atago together with En no Gyoja 役小角 En no Ozunu, where they met three Tengu and got special teachings and training.
While they were at the mountain, a strong rain hindered their meditation and they prayed for help.
Suddenly three Great Tengu 大天狗 appeared, Nichiryo from India 天竺（インド）の日良, Zegai from China 唐の善界 and Tarobo from Japan 日本の太郎坊.
"We have protected the Buddhist Law for more than 2000 years and helped the people who lived there."
Then they disappeared.
Taicho declared the huge sugi cedar tree 杉 where this happened「清滝四所明神」Kiyotaki Shisho Myojin and on orders from the Court built a mausoleum for the emperor where the Deity 愛宕大権現 Atago Gongen was venerated, now 白雲寺 Hakuun-Ji（愛宕神社 Atago Jinja).
(This legend became popular in the Edo period.
And thus 愛宕山太郎坊 Tarobo from Mount Atago became the Boss of all Japanese Tengu.)

. Atago Jinja 愛宕神社　The Atago shrines of Japan .
Mount Atago　愛宕山, Kameoka, Kyoto.


Priest Taicho kept on travelling. In 117年 he climbed mount Hakusan in Echizen province and enshrined a "super Bosatsu" :
Myoori Daibosatsu 妙理大菩薩 The Godess Myori Daibosatsu.

In 717, the great Buddhist monk and teacher, Taicho Daishi, guided by a woodcutter Gongoro Sasakiri, climbed high up Mount Hakusan, an isolated sacred mountain, in order to meditate.
One night,
while Taicho was sleeping after beginning his rigorous regime of spiritual exercises, the guardian deity of Mount Hakusan appeared to him in a dream and said:
‘Lying about twenty-three kilometers from the foot of the mountain is a village called Awazu. There you will find an underground spring of hot water with wondrous, curative powers, which have been bestowed upon it by Yakushi Nyorai, the Divine Healer. However, the villagers are unaware of this blessing. Go down from the mountain and go to Awazu. With the people of the village, unearth the hot spring and it will serve them forever.’”

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Hooshi Ryookan 法師旅館　Ryokan Hotel Hoshi
石川県小松市粟津温泉 Ishikawa, Komatsu, Awazu Onsen
The roots of (Hooshi) Hoshi, the most ancient inn all over the world are truly divine. According to legend in 717 a noted monk Taicho hiked high up Mt Hakusan, a saint and isolated mountain. While Taicho was asleep one night after starting his rigid training exercises, the God of Hakusan turned up while sleeping.

He ordered him to go to a village known as Awazu as there was an underground hot spring with wondrous powers. The people of the village did not know of the good fortune. After dreaming Taicho made his way down to the village and uncovered the gem laying underneath the earth’s surface. Afterwards the priest requested his disciple to build and operate a spa at the site.

Generation after generation, Hoshi proprietors got the name 善吾楼　Zengoro Hoshi. The first Zengoro guided Taicho Daishi to the top of Mt. Hakusan. Quite a few people undergoing illnesses visited the spa built. People started making donations. He then used the money to expand the services he offered.
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Kippoji Temple 吉峰寺　
It is believed that this temple was established by Taicho Daishi (the great teacher). Dogen Zenji stayed at this Dojo (Buddhist's training school) from the start of his days in the Echizen province. ...
... there is also 'Kaizan Zazen Ishi' which is a rock where it is said that Dogen sat in Zen meditation. Next to it is a spring flowing from Mt. Hakusan.

Yoshinogatake - Zaosan
This mountain is one of top 5 mountains in Echizen. Many holy and miraculous spots are found there, such as 'Zao Gongendo' that Taicho Daishi is said to have enshrined. Ruins of an accommodation for the people who were training on the mountain during the Heian period can be found here, along with the holy spring called 'Akamizu', which mountain ascetics in training offered to the gods and Buddha.
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Power of Water: Mt. Haku
Height: 2702.14m
Location: Gifu, Fukui and Ishikawa prefectures
Mt. Haku was first scaled in 717 by Shintoist Taicho, and has since then attracted many worshippers.
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北陸白山御前峰の天狗 - 白峰大僧正
The Tengu Shiramine Daisoojo 白峰大僧正 Shiramine Daisojo


- source : Toyota Toki とよた 時 / 画房【とよだ 時】 Toyoda Toki

The "White Mountain" has three important peaks
Gozenpō 御前峰 Gozenpo (2,702 meters), Ōnanjimine 大汝峰 Onanjimine (2,684 meters) and 剣ヶ峰 Kengamine (2,677 meters). A bit further away is 別山 Mount Bessan.
Taicho climbed the moutani with a disciple and eventually became
白峰大僧正という天狗 the Great Tengu Priest of Shiramine.

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白山坊（はくさんぼう）とは白い狐の妖怪で、
Hakusanbo is a white fox Yokai !
妖怪キツネ白山坊　Yokai Kitsune Hakusanbo
by Mizuki Shigeru

An old white fox of more than 100 years, appears in the movie ゲゲゲの鬼太郎 Gegege no Kitaro
The origin dates back to the Edo period collection of Yokai
絵本百物語 Ehon Hyaku Monogatari.


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妖狐・白山坊の花嫁
白山坊 ビバ! お化け屋敷

布をまとった狐の顔をした妖怪。
強い妖力を持ち、無生物を操ったり、無生物に化けたり出来る。また、術をかけることで人間に幸運を授ける、人の心を操る、普通の狐に言葉を話せるようにするなどの行為が可能。
基本的には、危機的状態にある人間に対し「命を助けてやる、ただし娘が16歳になったら嫁にもらう」という契約を持ちかけ、その後もらった娘を、嫁と称して食べようとする。
江戸時代の奇談集『絵本百物語』
にある狐の妖怪・白蔵主をモチーフにしたものとの説がある。
- reference source : wikipedia -


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火蛾とんで泰澄行列始まれり
higa tonde Taichoo gyooretsu hajimareki

a fire moth flies along -
the procession of Taicho
is now beginning
Tr. Gabi Greve

田上さき子 Tagami Sakiko

. hi ga　火蛾 "fire moth" .
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白峰のかんこ踊り Kanko Odori

During the Hakusan Matsuri festival in July:
The procession is in memory of Taicho coming down from the mountain. Taicho is represented by a man age 36, the same as Taicho at that time.
There are yamabushi 山伏 mountain priests blowing the horagai ほら貝 conch and young boys holding torches.
When the procession reaches the center of the village,
they stop and perform the kanko odori かんこ踊り Kanko dance.


kanko odori かんこ踊 Kanko dance, in honor of Taicho coming down from the mountain.
Once upon a time
a man saw smoke coming from the side of the mountain. When he went there, he found a priest and two companions. The priest said his name was Taicho and asked the man to lead him to the village.
The villagers thought the deity of Mount Hakusan had come down from the mountain and performed a welcoming dance for the group.
kanko 神迎（かんこ）踊 means "welcoming the deity".




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泰澄の開きたる湯に年忘れ
Taichoo no hirakitaru yu ni toshi wasure

to the hot spring
opened by Taicho -
end of the year

新田祐久 Nitta Sukehisa

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. sennin　仙人と伝説 Legends about Immortals and Hermits .

. 日本の仙人37人 - The 37 Immortals of Japan .
Taicho is number 07 泰澄大徳　Taicho Daitoku (682 - 767)

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大野市 Ono city 五箇村 Goka mura

daija 大蛇 huge serpent
Taicho had thrust his sword into a rock by the pond to bind and confine the serpents that had caused evil in the villages at the foot of the mountain.


The rock is called Kengaiwa 剣ヶ岩 "Rock of the sword".


The pond is called Senjagaike 千蛇ヶ池 "Pond of 1000 serpents".
Women are not allowed in the pond, they will die if they try to.




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上保村 Kamiho

tsue 杖 walking staff of a priest
At the temple 専龍寺 Senryu-Ji in Kamiho village there is a cherry tree which grew out of the walking staff of Saint Taicho.
It is now called 泰澄桜 Taicho Sakura.






................................................................................. Ishikawa 石川県　

kongoo tsue 金剛杖 sacred walking staff of a priest
Near the village 尾添 Ozo, there is kongoozue hinoki 金剛杖桧 a cypress tree that has grown out of the walking staff from Taicho.

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Ishikawa, 輪島市 Wajima

kani 蟹 crab and daija 大蛇 huge serpent
During a drought, a farmer said he would give his daughter in return for someone who would put water into his rice fields. Out of nowhere there came a young man who did it in just one night. He was the huge serpent from the river pool at 輪島川 Wajimagawa and now tried to get his bride. He wound himself around the house seven times and then get into the entrance, but inside was a large crab which managed to cut the serpent into nine parts. Where its bones fell down there are now nine ponds. The place where the head fell down is called
Oyaike 親池 "Main Parent Pond".
Near that pond a family named 笠原 Kasahara came to live as an incarnation of the vengeful spirit of the snake.
When Taisho heard of the story, he came down and used his spiritual power to break the curse of the family.




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柏崎市 Kashiwasaki

hachi 鉢 begging bowl of a priest
As a monk, Taicho practised 飛鉢法 the art of a flying begging bowl.
He sent the bowl to 神戸清定 Kobe Kiyosada and took away his 年貢米 annual tax rice.




................................................................................. Shiga 滋賀県　

Temple 鶏足寺 Temple Keisoku-Ji "Temple dedicated to the legs of a chicken"
そこでまずは、その名前の由来から。もともとの寺のおこりは、奈良時代、
あの東大寺の建立にも功績のあった行基（ぎょうき　６６８?７４９年）と、泰澄（たいちょう　６８２?７６７年）というお坊さんが、
近江の国の鬼門にあたる己高山（こだかみやま）に十一面観音をまつり、常楽寺というお寺を草建したのが始まりとか。
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................................................................................. Toyama 富山県　

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東砺波郡 Higashi-Tonami district 城端町 Johana

amagoi 雨乞い rain rituals
The pond 縄が池 Nawagaike is used for rain rituals.
Once upon a time Taicho had bound and confined a serpent which had harmed the villagers.
The serpent turned into this pone.



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四十八天狗 48 Important Tengu of Japan

Each Tengu has a personal name with ... BO 坊 (priest) and also the name of the mountain where he resides.
The mountains of Japan were thought to be the residence of Tengu since ancient times.



修験道の本 ― 神と仏が融合する山界曼荼羅

All Tengu are said to have 翅 wings.
The からすてんぐ Karasu Tengu have a beak like a Garuda bird,
The Tengu from Kuramayama have a 羽団扇 feather fan, a 顔が赤く鼻の高い red face and a long red nose.
The 木葉天狗 / 木の葉天狗 Konoha Tengu wear a Buddhist hood (兜巾 tokin) and band with bells 鈴掛 and a 野袴 rough long pleated Hakama skirt. 野袴
In the Heian period they they were called
Amatsu kitsune, Amatukitsune, Tenko 天狐，天狗 / アマツキツネ　Heavenly Foxes.
- - - Tenko (Japanese: 天狐) are a type of divine beast in Japanese folklore. After reaching 1,000 years of age and gaining its ninth tail, a kitsune (fox) turns a golden color, becoming a 'Tenko' (天狐 "heavenly fox"/"celestial fox"), the most powerful form of the kitsune, and then ascends to the heavens. They are able to see a thousand ri ahead. They have nine tails unlike the lower-ranked existences, the yako, the kiko, and the kūko.
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There is even a skull of such an amatsu oomi kitsune アマツオオミキツネ Honorable Tengu with horns.


. Karasutengu, Karasu Tengu 烏天狗、からす天狗 / カラステング
Crow Tengu, Bird Tengu /// kotengu　小天狗 minor Tengu, crow-like goblin .


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四十八天狗 48 Tengu of Japan - ABC
- the order varies according to the source -

. Ajari 阿闍梨坊 Ajari-Bo 肥後阿闍梨 Higo Ajari Kōen 皇円 Saint Koen . - Kumamoto
. 妙高山足立坊 - Ashitatebo (Ashidatebo), Myokosan . - Niigata
. 彦山豊前坊 - Buzenbo, Hikozan . - Fukuoka
. 高良山筑後坊 - Chikugobo, Korazan . - - Fukuoka, Korasan
. 笠置山大僧正 - Daisojo, Kasagizan . - Kasagiyama, Kyoto
. 天岩船檀特坊 / 壇特坊 - Dantokubo, Amanoiwafune . - Osaka
. 富士山陀羅尼坊 - Daranibo, Fujisan - Shizuoka .
- Fujitaro Tengu from Mount Fuji

. 都度沖普賢坊 - Fugenbo, Tsudooki - Shimane .
. 鬼界ヶ島伽藍坊 - Garanbo, Kikaigashima - Kagoshima .
. 常陸筑波法印坊 - Hoinbo, Hitachi 筑波山 Tsukuba (Hidachi) - Ibaraki.
. 石槌山法起坊 - Hokibo Ishizuchizan Ehime .
. 比叡山法性坊 - Hoseibo, Hieizan .
(moved from Kyoto to Gunma to become 妙義大権現 Myogi Daigongen

. 比良山次郎坊 / 二郎坊 / 治朗坊 - Jirobo, Hirasan .
. 越中立山縄乗坊 Josuibo, Etchu Tateyama / Shijo-Bo / ジョウスイボウ .
. 横川覚海坊 - Kakukaibo, Yokogawa (1142 - 1223) - Kyoto （比叡山） .
. 熊野大峯菊丈坊 - Kikujobo, Kumano Omine - Nara .
. 長門普明鬼宿坊 - Kishukubo, Nagato Fumyo - Hiroshima .
. 白髪山高積坊 - Kojobo, Shiragayama - Kochi .
. 象頭山金剛坊 - Kongobo, Zozusan - Kagawa .

. 羽黒山金光坊 - Konkobo, Mount Hagurosan - Yamagata .
- Three Tengu of Hagurosan: 金光坊 Konko-Bo, 三光坊 Sanko-Bo and 円光坊 Enko-Bo

. 浅間ヶ嶽金平坊 - Konpeibo (Konbeibo), Asamagatake - Gunma . - 浅間山
. 黒眷属金比羅坊 - Konpirabo, Kurokenzoku - Kagawa .
. 高野山高林坊 - Korinbo, Korin-Bo, Koyasan - Wakayama .
. 宰府高垣高林坊 / 宰府高垣高森坊 - Korinbo, Saifu Takagaki - Fukuoka .
. 葛城高天坊 - Kotenbo, Katsuragi - Nara .
. 醫王島光徳坊 - Kotokubo, Iogashima - Kagoshima . (硫黄島 Iojima)
. 吉野皆杉小桜坊 - Kozakurabo, Yoshino Minasugi - Nara . - 天狗魔王尊 Tengu Mao Son
. 上野妙義坊 - Myogibo, Ueno . - Gunma
. 妙義山日光坊 - Nikkobo, Myogisan . - Gunma - Tokugawa Ieyasu
. 紫黄山 利久坊 / 利休坊 - Rikyubo, Shiozan . - Ibaraki
. 御嶽山六石坊 - Rokusekibo, Ontakesan, Mitakezan - Nagano (六尺坊 Rokushaku-Bo) .

. 飯綱三郎 - Saburo, Iizuna (Izuna) - Nagano . - - - - Iizuna Gongen 飯綱権現

. 白峯相模坊 / 白峰相模坊 - Sagamibo, Shiramine　- Kagawa -
Saganbō Daigongen 相模坊大権現 .

. 厳島三鬼坊 - Sankibo, Itsukushima . - Hiroshima
. 天満山三萬坊 / 天満山三万坊 - Sanmanbo, Tenmanzan . - Gifu

. 秋葉山三尺坊 - Sanshakubo, Akibayama - Shizuoka
- Akiba Gongen 秋葉権現 (Sanjaku-Bo) .

. 新田山佐徳坊 - Satokubo, Nittazan - Gunma .
. 伯耆大山清光坊 - Seikobo, Hoki Daisen / 伯耆坊 Hokibo, Hoki-Bo . - Tottori
. 日向尾畑新蔵坊 - Shinzobo, Hyuga Obatake . - Miyagi
. 鞍馬山僧正坊 - Sojobo, Kuramayama . - Kyoto
. 奈良大久杉坂坊 - Sugisakabo, Nara Ohiza . - Nara

. 高雄内供奉 (たかおないぐぶ) Takao Naigubu . - Kyoto
..... Priest Shinzei 真済 / 柿本僧正 Kakinomoto Sojo / 高雄僧正 Takao Sojo - "Priest with high learning"

. 愛宕山太郎坊 - Tarobo, Atagoyama - Kyoto .
. 日光山東光坊 - Tokobo, Nikkozan - Tokugawa Ieyasu . - Tochigi
. 板遠山頓鈍坊 - Tondonbo, Handazan . - unknown
. 大原住吉剣坊 - Tsurugibo, Ohara Sumiyoshi . - Tottori, Mount Daisen 大山

. 如意ヶ嶽薬師坊 - Yakushibo, Nyoigatake - Kyoto .

. 那智滝本前鬼坊 - Zenkibo, Nachinotakimoto - Nara .
. 大峰山前鬼坊 Zenkibo - Ominesan . - Yoshino, Nara


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There are various spellings in Japanese. Here is another list:
愛宕山太郎坊、妙義山日光坊、比良山次郎坊、常陸筑波法印、鞍馬山僧正坊、英彦山豊前坊、比叡山法性坊、大原住吉剣坊、横川覚海坊、越中立山縄乗坊、富士山陀羅尼坊、天岩船檀特坊、日光山東光坊、奈良大久杉坂坊、羽黒山金光坊、熊野大峰菊丈坊、吉野皆杉小桜坊、天満山三尺坊、那智滝本前鬼坊、厳島三鬼坊、高野山高林坊、白髪山高積坊、新田山佐徳坊、秋葉山三尺坊、鬼界ヶ島伽藍坊、高雄内供奉、板遠山頓鈍坊、飯綱三郎、宰府高桓高森坊、上野妙義坊、長門普明鬼宿坊、肥後阿闍梨、都度沖普賢坊、葛城高天坊、黒眷属金比羅坊、白峰相模坊、日向尾股新蔵坊、高良山筑後坊、医王島光徳坊、象頭山金剛坊、紫尾山利久坊、笠置山大僧正、伯耆大山清光坊、妙高山足立坊、石鎚山法起坊、御嶽山六石坊、如意ヶ岳薬師坊、浅間ヶ岳金平坊、
source : jomon.org/jisho

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- the great Tengu of Japan - 大天狗
- 巨大天狗
- 大天狗になる者
- 大天狗と鼻高天狗
- source : wikipedia



source : komacy.exblog.jp

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日本三大天狗 Three most important Tengu of Japan
Sandai Tengu 三大天狗

愛宕山太郎坊 Atagoyama Tarobo - Kyoto
鞍馬山僧正坊 Kuramayama Shohobo - Kyoto
比良山治朗坊 Hirasan Jirobo - Shiga

- or in other collections:
飯綱三郎 - Saburo, Iizuna (Izuna) - Nagano
高尾山薬王院 Takaozan Yakuo-In, Tokyo
迦葉山弥勒寺 Kashozan, - Gunma Numata - Tenson　Keijun 天巽慶順

or Tarobo, Jirobo and Saburobo


. Shiramine Daisoojo 天狗 白峰大僧正 Tengu Shiramine Daisojo .
Taichoo, Taichō 泰澄上人　Saint Taicho Shonin / Taicho-Daishi 泰澄大師 (682 - 767)
Etsu no Daitoku 越の大徳 - Great Man of Virtue from Etsu, Mount Hakusan
Unpen Shoonin 雲遍上人 Saint Unpen Shonin

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八天狗 Eight Tengu of Japan


source : toki.moo.jp/gaten

愛宕山太郎坊 - Atagoyama Tarobo, Kyoto
鞍馬山僧正坊 Kuramayama Shohobo　- Kyoto
比良山治朗坊 Hirasan Jirobo - Shiga
飯綱三郎 Izuna Saburo - Nagano
相模大山伯耆坊 Sagami Oyama Hokibo
彦山豊前坊 Hikozan Buzenbo
大峰前鬼 Omine Zenki
白峰相模坊 Shiramine Sagamibo


大天狗、中天狗、小天狗、烏天狗、水天狗
... 室町時代以降、各地の霊山や力のある山伏集団のいる山では、天狗
に対する崇敬を強め、 ...
- reference : toki.moo.jp/gaten -

The eight Tengu may be a diversion of
the group of Hachibushu, protectors of the Buddhist Law.
仏法を守護する八部衆
One of them is Garuda Ten 迦楼羅天, Karura.

. 八部衆 Group of eight heavenly beings .


. kotowaza ことわざ proverbs with "Tengu" .
koboozu hitori ni tengu hachi nin 小坊主ひとりに天狗八人
”Like a small Kobozu monk facing eight Tengu all by himself.”

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Historical Notes.
Tengu mythology was probably introduced to Japan in the 6th or 7th century AD, in conjunction with the arrival of Buddhism from Korea and China. These goblins thereafter appear in Japan’s ancient documents (e.g., from around 720 AD), and are closely associated with Mount Kurama in Japan (near Kibune), the abode of the legendary white-haired Sōjōbō (Sojobo) 僧正坊, King of Tengu.
In Myths and Legends of Japan (1913; by F. Hadland Davis), the Tengu are said to emanate from the primordial Japanese god Susano-o. Tengu lore can be found not just in Buddhist circles, but also among Shinto, Budo, and Ninpo groups. As late as 1860, the Edo Government was posting official notices to the Tengu, asking the goblins to temporarily vacate a certain mountain during a scheduled visit by the Shogun (see Japan and China, by Captain Brinkley). see de Visser’s report.
...
In paintings and woodblock prints, the boar often appears as the steed of the tengu or of their king, Sōjōbō 僧正坊. Sōjōbō is closely linked to famed warrior Minamoto no Yoshitsune 源義経 (1159-1189), one of Japan's most revered samurai. In a well-known legend, Yoshitsune lived among the tengu in his youth and received training in the arts of war from Sōjōbō himself.
Note:
The Buddhist martial deity Marishiten is also often shown riding atop a boar.

Another possible interpretation of the above image relates to the following Zen story: “One day a hunter was in the mountains when he happened to see a snake killing a bird. Suddenly a boar appeared and began to devour the snake. The hunter thought he should kill the boar, but changed his mind because he did not want to be a link in such a chain, and cause his own death by the next predator to come along. On his way home he heard a voice call to him from the top of a tree. It was the voice of a tengu. It told him how lucky he was, for had he killed the boar, the tengu would have killed him. The man subsequently moved into a cave and never killed another animal.”
Sources: A Field Guide to Demons, Fairies, Fallen Angels, and Other Subversive Spirits (by Carol Mack, Dinah Mack) and Animal Motifs in Asian Art: An Illustrated Guide to Their Meanings and Aesthetics (by Katherine M. Ball).
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tengu　天狗 Lit. celestial dog.
A bird-like goblin frequently encountered in Japanese folk-beliefs, literature and their pictorial depictions. The Japanese demons derive the name from the Chinese mountain god Tiangou 天狗, but also are related to the winged Buddhist deity Garuda. Furthermore, tengu are seen as transformations (keshin 化身) of Shinto deities, yama-no-kami 山の神, mountain guardians often associated with tall trees.
Tengu are of two physical types: karasutengu 烏天狗 identified by a bird's head and beak; and konoha tengu 木の葉天狗 distinguished by a human physique but with wings and a long nose. This type of tengu often carries a feather fan in one hand. Because of its long nose, tengu are associated with the Shinto deity Sarutahiko 猿田彦 who takes on the visage of a monkey, and tengu masks play a prominent role in some religious festivals.

Early Japanese popular tales such as those in the KONJAKU MONOGATARI 今昔物語 (early 12c) portray tengu as enemies of Buddhism, setting fires at temples or tricking priests. Priests who attain special powers through religious discipline, but use these powers for their own ends were thought to enter in the next life the transmigratory realm of tengudou 天狗道.
The earliest representations of tengu are in Kamakura period emaki 絵巻, such as the "Tengu zoushi emaki 天狗草紙絵巻" of 1296 (Nezu 根津 Museum), which criticize arrogant priests who end up becoming tengu.
According to legend, as a boy the famous warrior Minamoto no Yoshitsune 源義経 (1159-89) trained in magical swordsmanship with the tengu king Soujoubou 僧正坊 (Sojobo) near Kuramadera 鞍馬寺 in the mountains north of Kyoto. Tengu frequently are shown in pictures concerning the life of Yoshitsune, including both the Hogen-Heiji 保元平治 battle screens (Metropolitan Museum) and depictions of "Hashi Benkei 橋弁慶" or "Benkei 弁慶 at the Bridge" theme. The Momoyama period daimyo 大名 Kobayakawa Takakage 小早川隆景 (1532-90) supposedly held dialogues with the tengu king Buzenbou 豊前坊 (Buzenbo) on Mt. Hiko 彦.



The character of tengu gradually changed over the centuries.
For instance, tengu were long thought to abduct children, but by the Edo period they often were enlisted to aid in the search for missing children. Similarly, tengu became temple guardians and sculpted images of them were placed on or around temple buildings. Tengu also are associated with yamabushi 山伏 or "mountain ascetics," whose form they often assumed. Tengu often are depicted wearing the yamabushi's distinctive cap and robe. Illustration of tengu increased in popularity and variety during the Edo period, usually reflecting the more positive and even light-hearted conception of the once-ferocious demon. In particular, the long nose of the tengu carried both comic and sexual meaning in ukiyo-e 浮世絵 prints.
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