San-San-Ku Tebasami Shiki (Japanese Archery Ritual) and Horseless Yabusame

Over the New Years holidays, Yasukuni Shrine holds an archery ritual known as San-San-Ku Tebasami Shiki. Two teams of archers shoot at targets whose measurements relate to the principle of ying yang. The ritual is held at the beginning of the year and it in olden times, it was the first archery event of the new year.

After the ritual, yabusame was performed. Yabusame is mounted archery where an archer rides a horse and shoots at the three targets. Yasukuni, however, doesn't have the ground for such an event so they improvised using a fake horse and turning in around in a circle.

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[SenseiStrange]

great work samurai dave!

[DavidEdwardSchnell]

５＊

[Shadowdancer21b]

Yes Kyudo is Japanese archery.

[Shadowdancer21b]

Kyudo is awesome to behold when executed by skilled people.

[swedcrow]

i really like theese weapon mastery shows of the more mideval type, and i have to say archery is one of my most favourite things to watch, and especially when its preformed this way, excellent video, excellent^^

[malevolenceXXXensues]

Kyudo?

[maquahuitl]

fantastic

[Zmure]

I like it ! thanks!

[mzungu1970]

Nice one Dave

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

nice one  :-)