Every year on 16th September take place at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura (Japan) a Yabusame ceremony.

Yabusame is a particular type of kyudo. It’s the Japanese Arcery performed while riding a horse. The archers shoot to three targets riding down the 255 meter track at high speed. Since both hands are required to manage the bow the horse is controlled only by the archer’s legs.

The images refer to the 2008 event which I had the fortune to see.

Tags: Kamakura, kyudo, Tsurugaoka Hachimangu, Yabusame

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