In the Tohoku area, including Miyagi Prefecture and Iwate Prefecture, he is enshrined in an ugly mask made of wood or clay called a Kamaotoko (cauldron male), Hyottoko (fire male), or Kamajin (cauldron person) and hung on a pillar near the kamado. |
宮城県や岩手県など東北地方では、竈近くの柱にカマ男、火男、カマジンなどと呼ばれる粘土または木製の醜い面をかけて祀る。 |