A "yabusame," or horseback archery, ritual was held at a Shinto shrine in this ancient Japanese capital to pray for the ...

An archer shoots an arrow from horseback at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto's Sakyo Ward during the ...

The 73rd Omato National Archery Competition was held at the famed Sanjusangendo temple here on Jan. 15 with some 1,600 participants showing off their skills in kyudo, traditional Japanese archery.

Japanese horseback archery in Kyoto Ahead of the event, a Yabusame ritual was held at Shimogamo Shrine, a World Heritage Site. Archers adorned in the regalia of nobility and samurai, galloped on ...

That includes Japanese archery whiz and wheelchair athlete Shigesada Chika, who competed against able-bodied rivals last month at the All Japan Championships in Okazaki, Aichi prefecture.