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A picture of the Namahage festival. Namahage are imaginary creatures, and the visitors are actually village residents donning blue and red masks and wearing coats made from straw. The namahage with red masks are male demons, while the blue masks denote female demons.
Two individuals are dressed in elaborate, traditional-style costumes against a blue background with red and white banners. Both figures wear wide-brimmed straw hats adorned with intricate, colorful decorations and a red hoop at the very top. Their faces are covered with red bandanas or masks, and they wear dark gloves. The first figure on the left is dressed primarily in a royal blue padded jacket with voluminous sleeves, over what appears to be a red undergarment with a white medallion-like embellishment. The jacket is layered over a dark skirt with a patterned, reddish-brown underlayer visible. White fur trim extends from the shoulders, forming wings. They hold a small, red, tasseled bag with a white face. The second figure on the right is dressed in a similar style but with more red in their attire. They wear a red padded jacket with voluminous sleeves, layered over a blue garment and a white skirt. Red and gold embroidered panels hang from the waist. White fur trim also extends from their shoulders. Attached to their waist are a red tassel and a yellow tassel. Both figures wear dark shoes. The background appears to be a structure with blue walls and a red trim along the top, with beige-colored ground in the foreground
