Kojyo Mask woodblockprint This yearly event is the

This yearly event is the source of the current Setsubun festival

Traditional Japanese Hanakobu Akujyo Mask

The Korobase dance

This purification ritual lets the god of that temple know that you are not giving up the pursuit of your wish but are going to take another path to make it come true

embodies the powerful emotions and story behind one of the world's most captivating and well-known masks

Kojyo Mask woodblockprint This yearly event is theTraditional Wooden Japanese Kojyo Mask Description The Kojyo () mask is just one example of the many different types of masks used by the traditional Japanese actors of Noh theater. Noh performances are very stylized representations of traditional and well known stories developed in Japan during the 14th century. The actor wears the Kojo () mask, portraying the old man in the first part of "Takasago" and in other Noh plays. In the play's second part,