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.

Fortunately, you don’t have to spend half a decade studying archery in Japan to benefit from this central insight. To figure out what sources of resistance are holding you back, and discover how ...

She has since become highly trained in several forms of traditional Japanese martial arts, particularly archery, and now works to promote Japanese culture and artisans as a tourism ambassador.

The Japan Equestrian Archery Association will hold a yabusame event in Kamakura on Monday, September 23. Yabusame, part of Japan’s traditional culture, is a practice in which archers shoot through ...

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.

Kyudo has evolved through Japan’s history from being taught as ... of a bow or in the ritual steps an archer takes entering the archery hall. The sound of an arrow hitting a target, the ruffling ...

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 ...

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 ...