Oni-gaishimasu.

I was up north after a wedding last Saturday so I decided to drive an extra hour north to Kitakami and return to the Oni Museum. Not much had changed except for my phone/camera which had taken far superior photos than my previous visits. First some of the cool little statues with a cool background.

  

 

One thing I'd never photographed before were the paintings on the walls. First the quadriptychs.

Each of the above had a few more paintings above or below them. Some are rather grotesque.

I don't recall seeing much English in the captions in the past. Here is a bit about the Mexican Masks.

   

Cousin Itt looks badass!

What follows is a Namahage called the Suneka.

Some traditional costumes.

      

Creation of the kanji for Oni.

Some homemade masks.

If Anpanman were a demon.

These homemade masks are also pretty cool. I particularly like the Krampus!

  

A pretty good likeness.

Some GeGeGe Goodies:

 Puzzles!

Monkeys battling Namazu the Earthshaker!
 

Someday, I may pick up some of these badges.

See you again someday, Oni Museum!!