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Sojobo (Japanese僧 正 坊literally " High buddisthischer Priest " ) is the mythical King of Tengu, lower deities who inhabit the forests and mountains of Japan. Sojobo is an elderly Yamabushi Tengu and with flowing white hair and an unnaturally long nose ( he otherwise has not, however, the mark of a Tengu ). Sojobo wearing a fan of seven springs with them, which distinguishes him as the maximum Asked the Tengu society. The myths say that he should be incredibly strong and has the power of 1,000 ordinary Tengu. Sojobo lives on Mount Kurama in northern Kyoto.
Sojobo is probably best known for the warrior Minamoto Yoshitsune ( also known by his childhood name Ushiwaka -maru or Shanao ) to have been instructed in the 12th century in the art of swordplay as well as in military tactics and magical arts. This relationship serves many Japanese woodcuts as a motive, as one of the artist Tsukioka Yoshitoshi.
- Japanese deity
- Male Deity