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A museum about demons alone, from local Onikenbai dance masks to demon faces worldwide.
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Oni no Yakata is a museum in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture. Its theme is the oni (demon), which is sung of in the city's charter as 'the pride of the high peaks where the oni dwell'. It is a registered museum under the Museum Act. It opened on June 1, 1994 (Heisei 6). The former town of Waga, before the merger, was the birthplace of the Onikenbai dance, and the 'Oni and Peace Town-Building Project' was included among the priority projects of the Fourth Waga Town Comprehensive Development Plan drawn up by the town in 1988 (Showa 63); together with the Hometown Creation Project, it was decided to build 'Oni no Yakata' as a symbol facility.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：1994 Highlights / collection：Onikenbai masks, Demon masks of the world Genre：Crafts and ceramics, Sculpture
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