The Namahage Museum on the Oga Peninsula near Akita, Japan, interprets the Namhage Sedo Festival, a New Year's Eve ritual involving young men wearing devil masks and straw capes who raid local homes in search of children to hold ransom for sake and food. 
I was trying to make a Boka Haram joke but too negative.
New Year's happiness and fun traditions.
New Year's happiness and fun traditions.
