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Kabura-ya (鏑矢) is a Japanese arrow used by samurai in feudal Japan. Its sound was created by a specially carved bulb of deer horn attached to the tip. It was believed that it could chase away evil spirits before the battle. Video from @Rainmaker1973.

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Target shooting by Teruhide Tomori Via Flickr: 京都三十三間堂の通し矢 Located : Sanju-sangen-do temple, Higashiyama, Kyoto. Jan 15, 2012.

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glasses-wearer archer's agony: Takehaya Seiya

#ah yes #we've all been there #tsurune

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Today I went to the annual archery contest in Sanjūsangen-dō Temple in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto! There was a lot of commotion on the spacious grounds of this temple. It wasn’t so cold, but still the warm food served in the court yard was delicious. Young ladies in kimono aiming high!

#I wanted to go there too!#but I was kinda busy this year #maybe I can make it next year #I want to go at least once

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#bows #I miss doing kyudo

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Tsurune: Tsunagari no Issha (2023)

#so pretty #tsurune #animated

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Tsurune second season, Tsurune: Tsunagari no Issha, announced for 2023

#ohh I wasn't expecting this at all!#tsurune #anime #tsurune tsunagari no issha

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Yumi bow names Yumi (弓) is the Japanese term for a bow. As used in English, ‘yumi’ refers more specifically to traditional Japanese asymmetrical bows, and includes the longer daikyū (大弓) and the shorter hankyū (半弓) used in the practice of kyūdō and kyūjutsu, or Japanese archery. (Wikipedia)

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Nagamasa Takizawa Sensei

Please take a look at this online exhibition of Kyudo photography by Koji Okuno! kyudo.space

#kyudo #弓道 #I feel like I've seen many of those photos before #I hope people don't see this as invitation to repost his photos unsourced

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著色留影

#photo

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Toh-shiya Archery Contest by WayneSan

Each year, twenty year old archers from all over Japan take part in this contest of archery which are normally held in Kyoto, while wearing colorful traditional clothing, to celebrate entering their adulthood. The contest originated in 1606, when a Samurai gave a demonstration of his archery prowess, shooting a hundred arrows in rapid succession the entire 120-meter length of the temple, hitting the target 51 times. This story inspired the annual archery contest.

#photo #kyudo