Okunitama Yabusame (Mounted Archery) Festival - Fuchu Marche

On the first Sunday of June, Okunitama Shrine in Fuchu, Tokyo has a festival with several demonstrations of the fighting arts - kyudo (japanese archery), Iaido (sword drawing), tameshigiri (cutting bamboo mat rolls), and yabusame (horseback archery) plus a short parade of people in samurai armor. It’s also a rare chance to see yabusame performed by archers wearing samurai armor.
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