JAPAN, Honshu, Kamakura, Yabusame mounted archery at Hachimangu shrine festival. Horseback archery has been a feature of the shrine’s festival since the early days of the Kamakura period (1192-1333) and this rider wears a samurai costume of the thirteenth century. Yabusame is performed as an act of purity at Shinto shrines.
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JAPAN, Honshu, Kamakura, Yabusame mounted archery at Hachimangu shrine festival. Horseback archery has been a feature of the shrine’s festival since the early days of the Kamakura period (1192-1333) and this rider wears a samurai costume of the thirteenth century. Yabusame is performed as an act of purity at Shinto shrines.

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Michael Macintyre eye ubiquitous / hutchison

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