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Namahage

Akita · Oga · Festivals

Japanese name: 男鹿のナマハゲ

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Namahage
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WHAT TO DONamahage

UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage as a "visiting deity" tradition. They call at every house on New Year's Eve.

WHEREAkita

Central · Oga

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Overview

UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage as a "visiting deity" tradition. They call at every house on New Year's Eve.

About this place

The Namahage (生剥げ, なまはげ) are demonlike beings portrayed by men wearing hefty oni (ogre) masks and traditional straw capes (mino) during a New Year's ritual, in local northern Japanese folklore of the Oga Peninsula area of Akita Prefecture.

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Key facts

Designation：Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property

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