This is the mask that is worn by the traditional Japanese event "Lion dance".

Lion dance is a prayer to escape from the disaster of fire. In my area, I visit and dance to 65 houses. One dance dances to music for 1-2 minutes. When the dance is over, each family will be served alcohol and food. I always get drunk at the end of the event. Rather than having religious implications, the meaning of exchange and regional development is stronger. We’ll be shooting a video as it will be held tomorrow. If you can shoot well, I will post it here.

The mask is wooden and weighs about 5 kg.

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This event is called “Shishimai” in Japanese.

Hello @tamasabu and thank you so much for sharing with us about the Japanese traditional event. In my opinion, Japanese matsuri are very interesting and I am looking forward to your next interesting posts.

By the way, I just wanted to let you know that I am going to move your post to the “Local Stories” board, because there Local Guides share stories from their cities.

Hello! Ivi_Ge
thank you for the message.
Thank you for your interest in Japanese traditional culture.
We will post the lion dance on the day.

@tamasabu さん、こちらこそありがとうございます。

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