Takeminakata Mask Bear is also referred to as

is also referred to as Sarutahiko taijingu

He beats the drums with pestles to make thunder while leaping from tree to tree during storms

made by skilled Japanese artisans

Traditional Japanese Takeminakata Mask by Kiyomi Yokota

Takeminakata Mask Bear is also referred to asTraditional Japanese Takeminakata Mask Description Takeminakata () is one of the gods in Japanese mythology (Shinto religion). He is the son of Okuninushi (god of Izumo in southern Honshu Island, Japan). One of the three major Japanese gods of war, together with Takemikazuchi and Futsunushi no kami. Takeminakata is enshrined at Suwa jinja Shrines throughout Japan, including Suwa taisha Shrine (Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture). As well as a god of war, he