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Tengu facts for kids

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Konoha Tengu
Tengu statue

Tengu are a group of creatures from Japanese folklore. They are recognized for either a bird-like appearance or occasionally a human with a large nose or beak.

Images for kids

  • Yoshitoshi Kobayakawa Takakage

    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.

  • SekienTengu

    Tengu as a kite-like monster, from Toriyama Sekien's Gazu Hyakki Yakō

  • Yoshitoshi Mount Yoshino Midnight Moon

    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.

  • Karasu-Tengu-Statue

    Crow Tengu, late Edo period (28×25×58 cm)

  • Tengu shrine in Beppu

    A tengu mikoshi (portable shrine) in the city of Beppu, Ōita Prefecture, on Kyūshū.

  • Elephant and a flying tengu

    An elephant and a flying tengu, by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

  • KunitsunaTengu

    Ushiwaka-maru training with the tengu of Mount Kurama, by Kunitsuna Utagawa. This subject is very common in ukiyo-e.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Tengu para niños

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