Oni Mask Tachikara-Ono-Mikoto In one myth

In one myth

Takuzutama-no-mikoto

a Japanese deity (also know as Acala)

Susanoo no Mikoto was told by Ashinazuchi and Tenazuchi (Shinto deities ) that two giant snakes ate two of their daughters

Japanese Susanoo no Mikoto Mask

Oni Mask Tachikara-Ono-Mikoto In one mythTraditional Iron Japanese Oni Mask Description Oni () are probably the most common supernatural beings in Japanese cosmology and are depicted as rampaging, violent, and cruel. Almost always depicted with horns, their faces are typically pink, red, or blue grey. Genrally, oni are fearsome supernatural creatures; they have been described as the guardians of Buddhist Hell, demons who serve as torturers there, carrying out the punishments issued by the