Namahage.JPG(01 of22)
Open Image ModalNamahage. photography day, November, 2005 photography person MASA. photography place Aomori, Iwate, Akita products palace at Osaka City ... (credit:WikiMedia:)
Straw namahage.1(02 of22)
Open Image ModalDescription Wood and straw namahage at Namahage Museum. Oga, Akita, Japan. なまはげ、なまはげ館。日本、秋田県男鹿市。 | Source | Date 2010-07-31 | Author Douglas ... (credit:WikiMedia:)
Straw namahage.2(03 of22)
Open Image ModalDescription Wood and straw namahage at Namahage Museum. Oga, Akita, Japan. なまはげ、なまはげ館。日本、秋田県男鹿市。 | Source | Date 2010-07-31 | Author Douglas ... (credit:WikiMedia:)
Namahage(04 of22)
Open Image ModalDescription en:Namahage | Namahage (Akita St.) | Source Flickr : http://flickr. com/photos/12527903@N00/4232467635 Happy New Year 2010 ... (credit:WikiMedia:)
Namahage Festival Takes Place(05 of22)
Open Image ModalOGA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 13: A man dressed in straw clothes and an orge mask as Namahage, or a mountain demon, marches through the grounds of the shrine during the Namahage Sedo Festival at Shinzan Shrine on February 13, 2010 in Oga, Akita, Japan. Namahage visit each house to admonish sluggards to mend their ways, ward off disasters and offer blessings, looking for evil children, in the region on New Year\'s Eve. In the festival, which combines the local event of the ceremony of the shrine, visitors can experience these traditions and its folk culture. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Namahage Festival Takes Place(06 of22)
Open Image ModalOGA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 13: A man dressed in straw clothes and an orge mask as Namahage, or a mountain demon, marches through the grounds of the shrine during the Namahage Sedo Festival at Shinzan Shrine on February 13, 2010 in Oga, Akita, Japan. Namahage visit each house to admonish sluggards to mend their ways, ward off disasters and offer blessings, looking for evil children, in the region on New Year\'s Eve. In the festival, which combines the local event of the ceremony of the shrine, visitors can experience these traditions and its folk culture. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Namahage Festival Takes Place(07 of22)
Open Image ModalOGA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 13: A man dressed in straw clothes and an orge mask as Namahage, or a mountain demon, marches through the grounds of the shrine during the Namahage Sedo Festival at Shinzan Shrine on February 13, 2010 in Oga, Akita, Japan. Namahage visit each house to admonish sluggards to mend their ways, ward off disasters and offer blessings, looking for evil children, in the region on New Year\'s Eve. In the festival, which combines the local event of the ceremony of the shrine, visitors can experience these traditions and its folk culture. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Namahage Festival Takes Place(08 of22)
Open Image ModalOGA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 13: A man dressed in straw clothes and an orge mask as Namahage, or a mountain demon, scares a child during the Namahage Sedo Festival at Shinzan Shrine on February 13, 2010 in Oga, Akita, Japan. Namahage visit each house to admonish sluggards to mend their ways, ward off disasters and offer blessings, looking for evil children, in the region on New Year\'s Eve. In the festival, which combines the local event of the ceremony of the shrine, visitors can experience these traditions and its folk culture. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Namahage Festival Takes Place(09 of22)
Open Image ModalOGA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 13: A man dressed in straw clothes and an orge mask as Namahage, or a mountain demon, scares a child during the Namahage Sedo Festival at Shinzan Shrine on February 13, 2010 in Oga, Akita, Japan. Namahage visit each house to admonish sluggards to mend their ways, ward off disasters and offer blessings, looking for evil children, in the region on New Year\'s Eve. In the festival, which combines the local event of the ceremony of the shrine, visitors can experience these traditions and its folk culture. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Namahage Festival Takes Place(10 of22)
Open Image ModalOGA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 12: A man dressed in straw clothes and an orge mask as Namahage, or a mountain demon, performs dances during the Namahage Sedo Festival at Shinzan Shrine on February 12, 2010 in Oga, Akita, Japan. Namahage visit each house to admonish sluggards to mend their ways, ward off disasters and offer blessings, looking for evil children, in the area on New Year\'s Eve. In the festival, which combines the local event of the ceremony of the shrine, visitors can experience these traditions and its folk culture. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Namahage Festival Takes Place(11 of22)
Open Image ModalOGA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 12: Men dressed in straw clothes and orge masks as Namahage, or mountain demons, march down from a snow mountain with flaming torches during the Namahage Sedo Festival at Shinzan Shrine on February 12, 2010 in Oga, Akita, Japan. Namahage visit each house to admonish sluggards to mend their ways, ward off disasters and offer blessings, looking for evil children, in the area on New Year\'s Eve. In the festival, which combines the local event of the ceremony of the shrine, visitors can experience these traditions and its folk culture. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Namahage Festival Takes Place(12 of22)
Open Image ModalOGA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 12: Men dressed in straw clothes and orge masks as Namahage, or mountain demons, perform dances during the Namahage Sedo Festival at Shinzan Shrine on February 12, 2010 in Oga, Akita, Japan. Namahage visit each house to admonish sluggards to mend their ways, ward off disasters and offer blessings, looking for evil children, in the area on New Year\'s Eve. In the festival, which combines the local event of the ceremony of the shrine, visitors can experience these traditions and its folk culture. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Namahage Festival Takes Place(13 of22)
Open Image ModalOGA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 12: A man dressed in straw clothes and an orge mask as Namahage, or a mountain demon, performs dances during the Namahage Sedo Festival at Shinzan Shrine on February 12, 2010 in Oga, Akita, Japan. Namahage visit each house to admonish sluggards to mend their ways, ward off disasters and offer blessings, looking for evil children, in the area on New Year\'s Eve. In the festival, which combines the local event of the ceremony of the shrine, visitors can experience these traditions and its folk culture. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Namahage Festival in Oga, Japan(14 of22)
Open Image ModalOGA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 13: Young men disguised as ogres appear at Shinzan shrine during Namahage Festival February 13, 2004 in Oga, Japan. The festival is meant to ward off bad spirits and bring good luck. (Photo by Junko Kimura/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Namahage Festival in Oga, Japan(15 of22)
Open Image ModalOGA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 13: Young men disguised as ogres appear at Shinzan shrine during Namahage Festival February 13, 2004 in Oga, Japan. The festival is meant to ward off bad spirits and bring good luck. (Photo by Junko Kimura/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Namahage Festival in Oga, Japan(16 of22)
Open Image ModalOGA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 13: Young men disguised as ogres appear at Shinzan shrine during Namahage Festival February 13, 2004 in Oga, Japan. The festival is meant to ward off bad spirits and bring good luck. (Photo by Junko Kimura/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Namahage Festival in Oga, Japan(17 of22)
Open Image ModalOGA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 13: Young men disguised as ogres appear at Shinzan shrine during Namahage Festival February 13, 2004 in Oga, Japan. The festival is meant to ward off bad spirits and bring good luck. (Photo by Junko Kimura/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Namahage Festival in Oga, Japan(18 of22)
Open Image ModalOGA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 13: Young men disguised as ogres appear at Shinzan shrine during Namahage Festival February 13, 2004 in Oga, Japan. The festival is meant to ward off bad spirits and bring good luck. (Photo by Junko Kimura/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Namahage Festival in Oga, Japan(19 of22)
Open Image ModalOGA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 13: Young men disguised as ogres appear at Shinzan shrine during Namahage Festival February 13, 2004 in Oga, Japan. The festival is meant to ward off bad spirits and bring good luck. (Photo by Junko Kimura/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Namahage Festival in Oga, Japan(20 of22)
Open Image ModalOGA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 13: Young men disguised as ogres appear at Shinzan shrine during Namahage Festival February 13, 2004 in Oga, Japan. The festival is meant to ward off bad spirits and bring good luck. (Photo by Junko Kimura/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Namahage Festival in Oga, Japan(21 of22)
Open Image ModalOGA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 13: Young men disguised as ogres appear at Shinzan shrine during Namahage Festival February 13, 2004 in Oga, Japan. The festival is meant to ward off bad spirits and bring good luck. (Photo by Junko Kimura/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Namahage Festival in Oga, Japan(22 of22)
Open Image ModalOGA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 13: Young men disguised as ogres appear at Shinzan shrine during Namahage Festival February 13, 2004 in Oga, Japan. The festival is meant to ward off bad spirits and bring good luck. (Photo by Junko Kimura/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)