The sacred mountain in Kyoto where the young Ushiwakamaru (Minamoto no Yoshitsune) is said to have learned swordsmanship from a tengu. Tengu legends remain strong here.
Legend Site
Mount Kurama
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Positions on the map are a rough guide to the area where a legend or sighting is set. Most pins are placed at representative points of a municipality or prefecture (outside Japan, a city position rounded to about 10 km, or the country), not at the exact place.
Municipality points: Geolonia address data (CC BY 4.0), based on the Address Base Registry (Digital Agency of Japan) / Country points: Natural Earth
| Encyclopedia | Tengu |
|---|---|
| Location | Kyoto Sakyo Ward |
| Type of place | Mountain |
| Map position | Approximate position (Municipality), not the exact place |
One of Japan's best-known yokai: a red-faced, long-nosed figure dressed as a mountain ascetic who flies through the sky. Tied to mountain gods and the Shugendo faith, it is linked with sacred mountains across Japan.