Traditional Masks In Japan Japanology

Nowadays Japanese people commonly wear surgical masks to prevent the spread of germs, as a fashion statement, or even just for a little sense of privacy. But masks have a history almost as old as Japan itself. Originally they were used in prehistoric religious rituals beginning in the Jomon period (10,000 B.C. to 300 B.C.). Masks are alive and well in Japan today, and you can own a piece of the tradition! But if you want to hang one on your wall, you may want to know what they’re all about when someone asks!
After the introduction of Buddhism, masks took on more secular purposes such as the now extinct dance tradition of Gigaku and the Shinto-based Kagura dance tradition. Kagura, which tells the story of the origin of the gods and the Japanese archipelago is still performed today in Miyazaki prefecture. Noh theater and its distinctive masks developed during the Muromachi period (1336-1573) and influenced many other Japanese traditions, including the dramatic face-painting of Kabuki theater.
https://blog.fromjapan.co.jp/en/others/traditional-japanese-masks-own-a-piece-of-japans-rich-history.html
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