Archer on horseback in action to mark anniv. of shrine founder's death

An archer on a running horse is about to shoot an arrow as part of a ceremony at Nikko Toshogu shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on May 17, 2015, marking 400 years since the death of feudal ruler Tokugawa Ieyasu. The Shinto shrine enshrines the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, which ruled Japan between 1603 and 1867. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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