But what generally is called traditional-style archery, or the use of bows and arrows that resemble the kinds Native Americans used, and before them Indigenous people dating back thousands of years.
Young people wearing traditional kimono have shot their first arrows of the year in a New Year's archery event at a Buddhist temple in Kyoto.
Grayvn Traditional Archery owner Ned Miller works on a hickory longbow in his Altoona workshop. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski Creating bows found nowhere else has been the key to success for ...
“I’ve never shot arrows in kimono ... a 20-year-old college student from Kyoto. The traditional contest has its origin in an archery competition involving samurai in the Edo Period (1603-1867 ...