A: Hey! Did you hear about something cool happening in Tochigi?
B: No way! What’s up?
A: Apparently, they’re cleaning a giant tengu mask!
B: A tengu? Like, the bird-man thing?
A: Exactly! It’s at Koumarusan Horinji temple. It's HUGE!
B: Seriously? How big?
A: The whole mask weighs about a ton! And the nose? It's over a meter long!
B: Wow! That’s incredible! Why are they cleaning it now?
A: It’s a tradition! People clean their homes for the New Year. They’re doing the same for the mask.
B: That’s so interesting! Is it old?
A: Yeah, it’s pretty old! People used to blame the tengu for bad things, like fires.
B: Really? So, it’s important to the community now?
A: Totally! It's even a designated cultural treasure.
B: Can we see it?
A: Of course! It’s going to be on display from New Year's Eve until January 12th.
B: No way! What’s up?
A: Apparently, they’re cleaning a giant tengu mask!
B: A tengu? Like, the bird-man thing?
A: Exactly! It’s at Koumarusan Horinji temple. It's HUGE!
B: Seriously? How big?
A: The whole mask weighs about a ton! And the nose? It's over a meter long!
B: Wow! That’s incredible! Why are they cleaning it now?
A: It’s a tradition! People clean their homes for the New Year. They’re doing the same for the mask.
B: That’s so interesting! Is it old?
A: Yeah, it’s pretty old! People used to blame the tengu for bad things, like fires.
B: Really? So, it’s important to the community now?
A: Totally! It's even a designated cultural treasure.
B: Can we see it?
A: Of course! It’s going to be on display from New Year's Eve until January 12th.
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Summary
Tochigi is cleaning a giant tengu (bird-man) mask at Koumarusan Horinji temple! Weighing a ton with a meter-long nose, it's a traditional New Year's cleaning & cultural treasure. On display Dec 31 - Jan 12. #tengu #Tochigi #culturaltreasure
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Category ID: conversation_summary
URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20251220_04/#conversation
Date: Dec. 20, 2025
Notes: 2025-12-20
Created: 2025/12/21 11:40
Updated: 2025/12/21 13:12
Last Read: 2025/12/21 13:12