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

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.

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 ...