Yabusame is a type of Japanese archery, one that is performed while riding a horse.
It is dedicated to gods of this shrine in a festival of thanksgiving this year's harvest.
This is a purification ceremony.
Do the horses understand the situation?
We can't ask too much of them.
In front of a shrine gate mounted archers performed archery gestures.
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The archery looked like a lot of fun. It looked like you had a lot of fun taking the pictures. I was impressed with the shrine, it is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThere were many amateur photographers. The performers played six times.
ReplyDeleteBut taking a good shot was difficult.
This shrine is old but this is a local area so that it is not popular.