Archery event marks 400th anniv. of shrine founder's death

An archer on a running horse shoots an arrow at a wooden target as part of a ceremony at Nikko Toshogu 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, founded by the warlord, is dedicated to the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, which ruled Japan between 1603 and 1867. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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