Get ready for another very nerdy episode into Japanese Folklore. This time we explore the figure of the Tengu, as portrayed in medieval chronicles and scrolls. Not what you’d expect. 

Source: The Seven Tengu Scrolls, by Haruko Wakabayashi

Mentioned texts: 

-Nihon Shoki (The Chronicles of Japan)

-Kōjaku Monogatari-shū

-Hira-no-Kōjin Reitaku

-Shūi-ōjōden

-Tengu Zushi (scrolls)

(mentioned anime about Japanese Hell: HOZUKI’S COOLHEADEDNESS)