Description
Tengu are mountain and forest goblins with both Shinto and Buddhist attributes. Their supernatural powers include shape-shifting into human or animal forms, the ability to speak to humans without moving their mouth, the magic of moving instantly from place to place without using their wings, and the sorcery to appear uninvited in the dreams of the living.
Tengu are depicted in two forms both forms have an essentially human body, the Karsu Tengu whilst having the head of a human has more bird like features with a crow’s beak replacing the nose and mouth. The Yamabushi Tengu on the other hand has more human face with a pronounced nose, akin to that of Pinocchio.