KYOTO -- A "yabusame," or horseback archery, ritual was held at a Shinto shrine in this ancient Japanese capital to pray for the safety of the famed Aoi Matsuri, one of Kyoto's three major festivals.

Every Sunday morning, the Iowa Kyudo Kai meets at the Northwest Recreation Center in Cedar Rapids to learn, train, and practice the ancient art of Japanese archery. Formed in 2017, the Iowa Kyudo Kai ...

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kyudo (traditional Japanese archery) and tea ceremony. “I lived and studied in Japan for about a year while researching for my university thesis on the Shinsegumi (a group of samurai who policed Kyoto ...

THOSE THERE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ETHAN. WELL, THE LANCASTER ARCHERY CLASSIC THAT IS UNDERWAY AT THE SPOOKY NOOK SPORTS COMPLEX IN EAST HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP. MORE THAN 3000 ARCHERS FROM ALL OVER THE ...

But when I found myself on the archery course at the 800-year-old Ashford Castle in Mayo, Ireland, a few years before the pandemic, I exhibited such innate skill that the instructor began to call ...

Imagine mastering an 800-year-old Japanese martial tradition so completely that you ... the ancient art of horseback archery. Rebecca Rosman profiles the athlete in Hokkaido, Japan. Sign up for our ...

Kendo is more than a sport; it is a way to cultivate respect, discipline, and the warrior spirit. Kyudo, or traditional Japanese archery, emphasizes grace, precision, and mindfulness. Unlike other ...

Ten archers dazzled spectators at the Nikko Toshogu shrine during the autumn festival by performing "yabusame," the traditional Japanese horseback archery. Traditional Japanese horseback archery ...

Traditional Japanese horseback archery, known as "yabusame," was showcased on Wednesday at the Nikko Toshogu Shrine in Tochigi Prefecture. Ten archers, dressed in colourful traditional attire, shot ...

Ten archers dazzled spectators at the Nikko Toshogu shrine during the autumn festival by performing "yabusame," the traditional Japanese horseback archery. Clarkson replaces Kaleb Cooper with a 24 ...

That’s how “Shrewd Outdoors” co-owner Riley Newsom feels now that he’s been able to fulfill a dream of opening an indoor archery business. “There’s really nothing else like it ...