Up to date: 17/10/2024 – 17:24 GMT+2
Conventional Japanese horseback archery, often called “yabusame,” was showcased on Wednesday on the Nikko Toshogu Shrine in Tochigi Prefecture.
Conventional Japanese horseback archery, often called “yabusame,” was showcased on Wednesday on the Nikko Toshogu Shrine in Tochigi Prefecture.
Ten archers, wearing vibrant conventional apparel, shot arrows at targets whereas driving alongside a 250-metre course, thrilling onlookers who cheered with every hit.
This occasion is a part of the shrine’s autumn grand pageant, which additionally consists of the Hyakumonozoroi Sennin Musha Gyoretsu parade, a reenactment of the procession of Tokugawa Ieyasu’s stays.