Tengu are legendary creatures from Japanese folklore, often depicted as a mountain goblin with a long nose, wings, and a magical sword. They are said to live in the mountains of Japan, where they protect the forests and the people who live there. Tengu
Tengu are a type of legendary creature found in Shinto belief. They are considered a type of yōkai or kami. The Tengu were originally thought to take the forms of birds of prey and a monkey deity, and they were traditionally depicted with human, monkey, and avian characteristics. Sarutahiko Ōkami is considered to be the original model of Konoha-Tengu, which today is widely considered the Tengu's defining characteristic in the popular imagination. He is the Shinto monkey deity who is said to shed light on Heaven and Earth. Some experts theorize that Sarutahiko was a sun god worshiped in the Ise region prior to the popularization of Amaterasu.