Matsuomyoujin Mask by 照山刀 size 60 each of which includes examples

each of which includes examples of "normal" and "heightened" states of being

and the wine cup bearer Heishitori

used in an annual event in the Imperial Palace on New Year's Eve (December 30 (old calendar))

Susanno no Miikoto (素戔嗚尊) is the kami (god) of the sea and storm

The performance entails a skit enacting the visit of barbarians to the house of a native (Japanese)

Matsuomyoujin Mask by 照山刀 size 60 each of which includes examplesTraditional Wooden Japanese Matsuomyoujin Mask Description Matsuomyoujin (), the God of brewing and sake, appears in a famous Japanese legend where he helps Susanoo no Mikoto, the God of sea and storms, slay two giant snakes. This story is performed in a Kagura (Japanese play). Susanoo no Mikoto was told by Ashinazuchi and Tenazuchi (Shinto deities ) that two giant snakes ate two of their daughters and only had one left to live. Susanoonomikoto