Shishimai Gashira karasu tengu Onnamen (女面) [Female Masks] represent

Onnamen (女面) [Female Masks] represent women

tearing and/ or stains

They are not perfect

making them emblems of persistence

Shishimai Gashira karasu tengu Onnamen (女面) [Female Masks] representTraditional Wooden Japanese Shishimai Gashira Description Shishimai is one of the traditional events held at New Year in various places in Japan. Each event differs in each area of Japan. "Shishimai" (Japanese lion dance) () is one a traditional Japanese performing arts in which performers mimic a lion's movements in a lion costume to festival music. Participants wear the Shishimai lion's head made of wood or paper. It is said that if Shishimai bites