Mount Ōeyama’s frightening Namahage invade a kindergarten, only to be exterminated via bean throwing.

Translated from the original article at: http://www.ryoutan.co.jp/news/2012/02/04/004744.html

February 4, 2012

Children brandish metal rods to drive away the monster attacking a school teacher.

At the SaintTerasa Kindergarten (Japanese site) (106 students, Presided by Matsushita Hiroshi), scary Namahage were driven away by the beans of brave children. Located in Okanouemachi, Fukuchiyama City, the incident occurred on the third. The school children confidently stood up to the Oni, sending them running for their lives.

Actually the school children's parents in disguise, the monsters were in the style of the North-Eastern Namahage, announced as having arrived from nearby Mount Oeyama.

The sound of the teachers forcefully beating taiko drums reverberated throughout the school, as the Namehage appeared at the front gate. As the Namehage dislike holly leaves, the children entered each classroom and created mountains of them, hoping to create barricades.

　

"Uuuooo!" groaned the Namehage, as they appeared in the classrooms, kicking the barricades apart. Attempting to escape, the children ran around the room, some of whom could be seen crying. Nevertheless, they summoned their fighting spirit, as they suddenly began throwing beans. This caused the Namehage lose their will, not making a mad dash out of the school.

"Yaataa!" (Alright!) the children cheered. Everyone rejoiced, having combined their might to defeat the Namehage.

Original text:

大江山から来た怖い鬼を退治　幼稚園で豆まき

2012年2月 4日

先生に襲いかかる鬼を、園児たちが手作りの金棒で退治

福知山市岡ノ上町、聖テレジア幼稚園（松下洋園長、１０６人）で３日、怖い鬼を追い払う豆まきがあった。園児たちは元気に鬼に立ち向かい、退散させた。

鬼は東北地方のなまはげ風で、大江山からやって来たという設定。園児の保護者が扮した。

先生がたたく威勢の良い太鼓の音が響くと、門から鬼が登場。園児たちは各教室の入り口に、鬼を寄せつけないためのヒイラギの葉を取り付け、室内には積み木でバリケードを組み待ち構えた。

「ウオー」とうなり声を上げて鬼が教室に登場してバリケードをけちらし、園児たちは逃げ回って泣き出す子の姿も見られた。それでも気合を入れ直し、「鬼は外」と一斉に豆を投げ付けると、鬼はたじろぎ一目散に逃げた。

園児たちは「やった～」と歓声をあげ、みんなで力を合わせて鬼を倒したことを喜んでいた。