Namahage 生剥

The Japanese bogeyman

On New Year's Eve on the Oga Peninsula in Akita Prefecture. Namahage, a kind of demon, visits families and terrorizes children!

Statue de Namahage à Oga

Statue of Namahage in Oga

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