Mounted archery rite "Yabusame" held at Kyoto shrine

Mounted archery rite "Yabusame" held at Kyoto shrine

An archer aims for a target while riding a horse at the "Yabusame Shinji" rite at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on May 3, 2022. About 5,000 people watched the annual event not held in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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