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All of these masks are made in Iwami of traditional materials, japanese paper, glue, ground shell, pigments etc. No two masks are the same. It can take up to 4 weeks to complete all the processes and layers that go into it. They are functional Kagura masks, but are also commonly used in houses to scare evil spirits away. Please contact me at ojisanjake ((at)) yahoo.com for prices, details, or with any enquiries. Click on any mask for more details.

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Shrines in Iwami

Asama Shrine, Yasaka
Gokoku Shrine, Hamada
Hamada Hachimangu, Hamada
Ichiki Shrine, Ichiki
Imamiya Shrine, Hamada
Ishigami Shrine, Matsubara, Hamada
Itsukushima Shrine, Matsubara, Hamada
Itsukushima Shrine, Setogashima, Hamada
Izumo Taisha Shrine, Hamada
Kagamiyama Tenmangu, Hamada
Kitahachimangu, Oda
Kitahachimangu Inari
Konpira Shrine, Honmozan, Arifuku
Mihashinoyama Shrine, Hamada
Noshiro Shrine
Omoto Shrine, Yato
Omoto Shrine, Togawa
Omoto Shrine, Hamada
Otoshi Shrine, Hamada
Sanku Shrine, Hamada
Shakechi Hachiman Shrine, Hamada
Shimoyama Inari Shrine, Hamada
Sotoura Konpira Shrine, Matsubara, Hamada
Suga Shrine, Matsubara, Hamada
Sugio Hachimangu, Ichiki
Taikodani Inari Shrine
Otoshi Shrine, Tsunozu
Washibara Hachimangu
Yasaka Shrine, Tsuwano

Shrines in Izumo

Bentenjima Shrine
Funadami Inari Shrine
Hinomisaki Shrine
Inari Shrine, Kiyomizudera
Inasa Shrine
Inasehagi Shrine
Izumo Taisha
Jozan Inari Shrine (minor)
Karakama Shrine
Karakuni Shrine
Karinomiya Shrine
Kari no Miya Kojin Shrine
Matarajin Shrine
Mefu Shrine
Otobe Inari Shrine
Omiya Shrine, Udo
Onamuchimikonokami no Yashiro
Otoshi Shrine, Inome
Suetsugu Shrine
Tahara Shrine, Matsue
Tarumi Shrine
Teono Shrine


Shrines in Kyoto

Akiba Shrine, Nishigamo
Ebisu Shrine, Gion
Genbu Shrine
Imamiya Shrine
Izumoji Sainokami Shrine
Jishu Shrine
Kamigamo Shrine
Kenkun Shrine
Kuga Shrine
Nishigamo Mura-sha
Shimogamo Shrine
Taishogun Shrine, Nishigamo
Tosa Inari Shrine
Wakamiya Hachimangu
Yasaka Shrine

Shrines in Hiroshima

Wakamiya Hachimangu, Miyoshi
Takahirayama Shrine, Miyoshi
Matsubara Inari Shrine, Miyoshi
Otoshi Shrine, Miyoshi
Ikkyu Shrine, Onomichi

Shrines in Nara

Anasenimasu Shrine, Sakurai
Asuka Nimasu Shrine
Hakusan Shrine, Tenri
Haruta Shrine
Hibara Shrine, Sakurai
Isonokami Shrine, Tenri
Izanagi Shrine, Tenri
Ketsuwake Shrine
Minakuchi Shrine, Tenri
Oharetsu mountain shrines
Omiwa Shrine, Sakurai
Sai Shrine, Sakurai
Sumo Shrine, Sakurai
Tanzan Shrine
Yatogi Shrine, Tenri

Shrines in Okayama

Arisanomiya Shrine
Fertility Shrine
Karube Shrine
Kibitsu Shrine
Kibitsuhiko Shrine
Koikui Shrine
Soja Shrine
Tenmangu Shrine, Tsudera

Shrines in Kyushu

Hachiman Asami Shrine
Kushida Shrine
O Shrine
Sumiyoshi Shrine

Shrines in Tottori

East Well Shrine
Hakuto Shrine
Kono Shrine, Chizu
Ochidani Shrine
Tanegaike Bentengu
Ube Shrine

Shrines in Shiga

Hiyoshi Taisha
Hiyoshi Taisha part 2

Shrines in Shikoku

Gosho Shrine

Ichibacho Hachimangu
Ichinomiya Shrine, Awa

Ida Hachiman Shrine
Ikui Shrine
Kumano Shrine, Awa
Kushibuchi Hachiman Shrine

Maruyama Inari Shrine

Nishinomiya Shrine
Oasahiko Shrine
Omiwa Shrine, Tokushima
Suwa Shrine, Itano
Suwa Shrine 2, Itano

Tenjin Shrine, Bando
Tenjin Shrine, Tatsue

Shrines in Yamaguchi

Akiyoshi Hachimangu
Akiyoshi Inari

Iiyama hachimangu
Kasuga Shrine, Hagi
Koboji Inari
Mara Kannon