Daikokuten (Seven Lucky Gods) Mask by Kiyomi Yokota MIroku The dance is performed to

The dance is performed to protect against natural disasters and demons

slay two giant snakes

he is surrounded by a wheel of drums with the Mitsu Tomoe symbol on them

Usobuki (空吹) (or Usofuki) is the smallest character in Japanese Kyogen

often mistaken for an oni

Daikokuten (Seven Lucky Gods) Mask by Kiyomi Yokota MIroku The dance is performed toTraditional Japanese Daikokuten (God) Mask by Kiyomi Yokota Description Daikokuten () is a Japanese deity of fortune and wealth. He is worshipped by farmers, merchants, and those wishing to get married. He is one of the seven lucky gods, a jolly man with lucky fat earlobes wearing a soft squashed hat and a uchidenokozuchi (magic mallet). Every time the mallet is hit, it produces a shower of oval shaped Ryo (old currency); alternately, when tapped