Raijin Mask size100 Participants wear the Shishimai lion's

Participants wear the Shishimai lion's head made of wood or paper

and determination

Artist/Carver: Kiyomi Yokota

and summoning the gods for rain or a good harvest

The Okina (翁) (old man) mask is considered very sacred and at times treated as the embodiment of god

Raijin Mask size100 Participants wear the Shishimai lion'sTraditional Japanese Raijin Mask Description Raijin () is the god of thunder. He is red and has two claws on each foot, often mistaken for an oni. If depicted without his signature thunderbolts, he is surrounded by a wheel of drums with the Mitsu Tomoe symbol on them. He beats the drums with pestles to make thunder while leaping from tree to tree during storms. As a bringer of rain, he ensures bountiful crops. He has a preference for human navels,