A Japanese [[traditional youkai]], generally seeing wearing the clothing of the "yamabushi":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamabushi] - practitioners of Shugendou ([[tokin hat]], yuigesa/[[pom_pom_(clothes)|pom-pommed]] sash, [[shakujou]], etc). They are also seen wearing [[tengu-geta]] and wielding [[hauchiwa]].

Usually they are depicted as humanoid ravens/crows (or [[yamabushi tengu|red-skinned humans with unusually long noses]] and wings, as seen on [[tengu mask]]s), though there are also those that look like white wolves (likely a remnant of the original Chinese [i]tiangou[/i], from which the kanji is taken from). They are associated with conceitedness and trickery.

h4. See also

* [[Tag Group:Legendary Creatures]]

h4. External links

* "Wikipedia: Tengu":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tengu
* "Wikipedia: Yamabushi":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamabushi
* "Image of yamabushi attire":http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/shugendou.html#chart
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