Yabusame - Japanese Mounted Archery Ritual
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Here's a look into a Shinto ritual which uses mounted archery to attain blessings from the gods. Archers ride down a single track and shoot at 3 targets set up on the left at certain intervals. It may look like a sport but it is actually a religious ritual.The bow once was the chief weapon of the samurai long before the sword. Early samurai referred to their profession as "The Way of the Horse and Bow."
