Japanese Mounted Archery

On Thursday, I went to Kyoto for the day with a good friend of mine. He was competing in a kendo competition and intended to make a day of it.

One of the reasons he wanted me to go was to see Yabusame (Japanese mounted archery.) Yabusame is a religious ceremony, with the archers riding down a narrow track and firing at wooden targets.

It is quite spectacular with some of the horses at full gallop. Unfortunately I didn't get a good photo but did find this example online.