Mount Kurama
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Mount Kurama is a mountain to the north of the Japanese city of Kyoto. It is the birthplace of the Reiki practice, and is said to be the home of Sōjōbō, King of the Tengu.
Shrine at Kurama Temple
Main Gate of Kurama Temple
A close-up of the main gate of Kurama Temple
Tengu
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Tengu are a type of legendary creature found in Shinto belief. They are considered a type of yōkai or kami. The Tengu were originally thought to take the forms of birds of prey and a monkey deity, and
Mount Kurama
…a mountain to the north of the Japanese city of Kyoto. It is the birthplace of the Reiki practice, and is said to be the home of Sōjōbō, King of the Tengu. Kurama is also the location of the annual Kurama Fire Festival (鞍馬の火祭り, Kurama no Hi-matsuri), which takes place every October. Kurama-dera (鞍馬寺) is…
Kobayakawa Takakage debating with the tengu of Mount Hiko, by Yoshitoshi. The tengu's nose protrudes just enough to differentiate him from an ordinary yamabushi.
A man wearing a Tengu mask representing the deity Sarutahiko at the Menkake Gyōretsu festival in Kamakura.
Tengu as a kite-like monster, from Toriyama Sekien's Gazu Hyakki Yakō. Text: 天狗/てんぐ (tengu)
Iga no Tsubone confronts the tormented spirit of Sasaki no Kiyotaka, by Yoshitoshi. Sasaki's ghost appears with the wings and claws of a tengu.