What is a tengu?

Tengu, a creature in Japanese myths and legends.

In Japan, it is generally said that Tengu has a long red nose and a red face, holds a round fan, a feather fan or a treasure hammer, is tall, wears "Yamafu" (a Japanese costume) and has wings behind it.

Living in the mountains at ordinary times, he has unimaginable Machamp and magical power, a mountain city hanging around his waist, wearing traditional Japanese high-legged clogs, hiding himself at any time with hemp fiber on his back, and an arrogant attitude. Usually living in deep mountains and forests, ordinary people dare not approach.

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For the Japanese, the existence of tengu is a very terrible thing. The biggest feature of Tengu is a crimson face and a long big nose. It also has a pair of wings, with which Tengu can fly freely in the air, which is far from the legendary image of Tengu in China.

In Japan, as a concrete expression of Shan Ye's divinity and mystery, Tengu is higher than other monsters to some extent. In various legends, it does not only represent the appearance of evil, in fact, there are many in the image of good gods. Perhaps the most famous of these is the ghost of Mt. Kurama.

It took in the Yijing family when he died, taught him martial arts, art of war and witchcraft, and finally avenged the Yijing.

At this point, the Japanese tengu became a symbol of monsters, mountain gods and human nature.