Archery event at Sanjusangen-do Temple in Kyoto

Archery event at Sanjusangen-do Temple in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Young female archers dressed in traditional kimono and 'hakama' aim at the bull's eye in the Toshiya arrow-shooting event at the Sanjusangen-do Temple in Kyoto on Jan. 13. A total of 1,900 archers, young people who will celebrate their coming-of-age on Jan. 14, took part in the annual event. The archers try to hit a 1-meter bull's eye placed 60 meters away. (Kyodo)

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