page_title: Uwajima Ushi-oni Festival
hierarchical_section_title: Uwajima Ushi-oni Festival
caption_attribution_description: English: A mask of Ushioni (牛鬼), the Cow Demon, one of the many used throughout history during the bullfighting festival in Uwajima, Japan. Picture taken by original uploader at Uwajima castle.
context_page_description: The Uwajima Ushi-oni festival is a purification event held annually July 22–24 in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It derives from an incident in the Japanese invasions of Korea in which Toyotomi Hideyoshi tried invaded Korea. The invasion was carried out twice. The first invasion resulted in a ceasefire but later in 1593, a second invasion carried out but ended in failure. The festival has many events like the Ushi-oni parade and fighting as well as fireworks and dancing.
context_section_description: The Uwajima Ushi-oni festival (宇和島牛鬼祭り Uwajima Ushi-oni matsuri) is a purification event held annually July 22–24 in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It derives from an incident in the Japanese invasions of Korea in which Toyotomi Hideyoshi tried invaded Korea. The invasion was carried out twice. The first invasion resulted in a ceasefire but later in 1593, a second invasion carried out but ended in failure. The festival has many events like the Ushi-oni parade and fighting as well as fireworks and dancing.
caption: A mask of the Cow Demon (牛鬼, ushioni), one of the many used at the bullfighting festival.
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