Usobuki Mask Hanakobu Akujyo the males are said to

the males are said to throw their young cubs off cliffs

Ame-no-Tajikarao waited at the caves entrance to pull out Amaterasu (天照) from the cave

There is a female and a male mask

Susanoonomikoto was told by Ashinazuchi and Tenazuchi (Shinto deities) that two giant snakes ate two of their daughters

Both are worshipped together in November’s Tori-no-ichi (Cock Market) festival where their masks are worn and people have wide bamboo rake to ‘rake in fortune’

Usobuki Mask Hanakobu Akujyo the males are said toTraditional Japanese Usobuki Mask Description Usobuki () (or Usofuki) is the smallest character in Japanese Kyogen, a traditional performing art. The origins of its name are "uso," meaning lie, and "fuki," meaning to blow, to whistle. The mask represents the meaninglessness of the human condition. Its eyes are wide open and surprised, but it cannot scream or shout; it can only whistle queitly and cowardly. Therefore, Usofuki is also used to represent