namahage god with a face of a devil from oga pennisula in akita prefecture, tohoku region of north eastern honshiu island of japan

akita ancient art asia asian ceremony character costume craft craftsmanship cultural culture demon devil drama eastern emotion emotional face festival folk folklore giant god head heritage honshiu honshu icon image intangible island japan japanese mask mountain museum namahage new north oga old pennisula performance prefecture punish region retro scary statue symbol symbolic tohoku tourist tradition traditional unesco vintage wood year