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	Yabusame - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Yabusame (流鏑馬) is a type of Japanese archery, one that is performed while riding a horse.
		Nowadays, yabusame is performed at the Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine in Kamakura.
		A yabusame demonstration was given in the United Kingdom for Prince Charles, who reportedly was fascinated and pleased with the performance.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yabusame (1170 words)

	Welcome to Takeda-school Kyubadou Yabusame
		The "Yabusame-shahou(method/style of shooting in Yabusame)" records this event, and is the oldest official inherited Yabusame rulebook.
		As for the Yabusame Divine Performance at the Meiji Shrine, it was conducted grandly until Showa 19.
		Yabusame performances are held annually by the Takeda shcool as follows: the Yabusame Divine Performance at the Kamakura Tsurugaoka Hachimanguu, the Samukawa Jinja Shrine, the Mishima Taisha Shrine, the Meiji Jingu Shrine, and the Fuji Omuro Asama Jinja Shrine.
	www.yabusame.or.jp /english/k_history.html (1057 words)

	Yabusame mounted archery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Yabusame is classical mounted archery performed as rites of purity for Shinto shrines.
		They are not archery for entertainment or fighting skills per se, but more as a public ritual once done by warrior clans to help sanctify a Shinto event.
		The Ogasawara-ryu, one of the oldest still existing schools of classical etiquette and archery, performed a demonstration of yabusame in the summer of 1999 in Honolulu, Hawai'i.
	www.furyu.com /onlinearticles/yabusame1.html (218 words)

	JapanCorner News
		Yabusame, the art of archery on horseback, is one of Japan’s oldest traditions.
		Yabusame dates back to the Kamakura Era (12th century) when the shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo (1147-1199) set up his government in Kamakura.
		In 1187, Yoritomo ordered that the Shinto ritual of yabusame be practiced at Tsurugaoka-hachiman Shrine in Kamakura in order to promote discipline and religious devotion in his army of samurai.
	www.japancorner.com /news/festival.asp?story=28 (408 words)

	Mounted Archery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Yabusame means 'shooting from a moving horse' and was much cultivated by the ex-Emperor Shirakawa (ca.1096).
		Yabusame is a part of kyudo, Zen Buddhist Archery.
		The yabusame course is simply three standard archery targets set up at 40, 125 and 205 yard marks on a 280 yard course.
	www.tirbriste.org /dmir/Equestrian/1009.html (1199 words)

	Yabusame - Explore Japan - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In the yabusame ceremony, archers on horseback shoot at three wooden targets about 50 centimeters (20 inches) square and 1 centimeter (3/8 inch) thick while speeding along at full gallop.
		The first 3 are clad in the hunting gear of the Kamakura period (1185-1333), while the remaining 18 are attired in the samurai dress of the Edo period (1603-1868).
		Yabusame is a ritual that combines these two skills.
	web-jpn.org /kidsweb/calendar/september/yabusame.html (321 words)

	YABUSAME
		Yabusame is a form of archery competition performed on horseback.
		This ritual is thought to be a form of prayer asking for the safety and prosperity of the country.
		The last one was a costume of the imperial court during the Heian period (794-1192).
	digilander.libero.it /savonakendo/articoli/yabu.html (253 words)

	Yabusame
		Yabusame ist das berittene Bogenschießen zu Pferd bei den Japanern.
		Yabusame ist ein altes Ritual, das zum Segen des Himmels und der Erde abgehalten wird um den Wohlstand und Frieden im Universum zu mehren.
		Danach, in der Muromachi-Ära verlor das Yabusame an Bedeutung, aber in der Mitte der Edozeit (=1600 — 1876 n.Chr.) lebte es wieder auf, dank des Shogun Yoshimune.
	www.steppenreiter.de /yabusame.htm (796 words)

	Welcome to FUNiGIRLS
		Yabusame is the term used to apply to mounted archers.
		Yabusame was designed as a way to please and entertain the gods of Japan, and thus by pleasing the gods, win their favor and blessings for the prosperity of the land, the harvest, and the people.
		The yabusame ceremony at Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine features a total of 21 riders: the first three are in period Kamakura gear, and the remaining riders wear Edo period (1603-1868) gear.
	www1.funigirls.com /index.cfm?page=culture (1686 words)

	Yabusame
		Yabusame se remonta al Período Kamakura (1192 – 1336) y era un ritual ofrecido a los Dioses.
		El Yabusame inicio como una forma de entrenamiento militar de combate y arquería.
		Tres dianas cuadradas, hechas de cedro japones y fijados con cuerdas de bambú, son colocados en intervalos de 70 metros en el lado izquierdo a lo largo de un camino de 255 metros.
	www.japonesparatodos.org /yabusame.htm (479 words)

	» Blog Archive » The Cynical Traveller goes to… Yabusame
		Yabusame is the Japanese art of horseback archery.
		Myself and my friend from the Tokyo Times, decided to make a little excursion to the small village of Moroyama to see what all the fuss is about.
		This was my second yabusame festival and it turned out to be rather a disappointment.
	www.cynicaltravel.com /blog/?p=28 (750 words)

	CNN - Centuries-old art of Samurai archery enjoys revival - Oct. 12, 1996
		TOKYO (CNN) -- The ritual begins with prayer, followed by the Shinto rite of purification in preparation for the traditional sport of yabusame or horseback archery.
		But by the mid-14th century, interest in yabusame began to shrink for there was a new, more potent weapon: the gun.
		Yabusame experienced a revival in the 18th century, and the modern-day warriors hope it will last well into the 21st century.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/9610/12/japan.archery (285 words)

	PHOTO ASAKUSA YABUSAME (Horseback Archery)
		Yabusame is a traditional event in Japan which its beginning dates back 900 years.
		The yabusame performed today still follows the traditional manner with archers wearing karishouzoku (hunting outfit) and others also dressed in costumes of hundreds of years ago.
		These photographs were taken at the Asakusa Yabusame performed on April 15th, but there are other yabusame performances held in other places in Japan as sacred events.
	www.jmode.com /photo/yabusame.html (220 words)

	Yabusame - Wikipedia
		Insgesamt ist Yabusame jedoch viel weniger verbreitet als Kyudo.
		Yabusame wurde als Weg geschaffen, die Myriaden der Shintō-Götter zu unterhalten und günstig zu stimmen und so ihren Segen für Land, Volk und Ernte herabzurufen.
		Yabusame wird wegen seines ernsthaften Stils und dem religiösen Aspekt eher als Ritual denn als Sport angesehen.
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yabusame (892 words)

	The Japan Page: Yabusame - Horseback Archery
		Yabusame or Japanese horseback archery is part of the bushido or "way of the warrier".
		Traditionaly a method of archery practice, in modern Japan it is difficult to find outside of a handful of Shinto Shrine annual festivals.
		Update: President Bush attended a display of Yabusame during his visit to Japan in February 2002.
	www.japan-page.net /blog/archives/2005/01/yabusame_horseb.html (530 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		It was revived by the 8th Tokukawa Shogun in the early 18th century, and the style of Yabusame which we see today was developed (Yoshimune Ryu).
		Banned with all other martial arts during the American occupation after WWII, the Yabusame Festivals were soon reintroduced, and two schools now practice this ancient skill: the Takeda and the Ogasawara schools.
		Yabusamé is the form of japanese horseback archery which is still practised and most often seen nowadays: it involves three targets (mato) set along a straight track.
	www.sptradarch.org /yabusame.html (386 words)

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		Yabusame, one of the most notable events in Kamakura, takes place twice a year, one in mid-April and the other in mid-September at the precinct of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine.
		Yabusame in Kamakura dates back to the 12th century.
		Note: Yabusame shown here was performed by archers of Ogasawara School.
	www.asahi-net.or.jp /~QM9T-KNDU/YabusameAlbum.htm (162 words)

	Sarudoshi: Yabusame
		A warrior’s form of prayer or religious exercise performed in shrine precincts by mounted archers who shoot at three stationary targets while riding at a full gallop.
		There are four parts to a yabusame ceremony.
		First, the group leader, mounted on his horse, points a drawn bow and arrow at the sky and at the ground to symbolize eternal peace between heaven and earth.
	www.koti.org /sarudoshi/archives/000149.html (349 words)

	Horses and Humanity in Japan-A book review
		Inu-oumono was a type of archery practice using blunt arrows and live dogs as targets for practice in hunting from horseback.
		Yabusame: In Yabusame mounted archers were to shoot at 3 square targets 50 cm in size set on top of bamboo poles and spaced
		Where as Yabusame could be very formal and ceremonial in nature, Kasagake was more for amusement.
	hometown.aol.com /missisabeau/myhomepage/japanEq.html (934 words)

	Link Banners - Aichi Center for Japanese Studies
		Every year from the 14th to 16th of September, a grand festival is held at the Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine in Kamakura, 45 kilometres southwest of Tokyo.
		This ritual is a symbol of this ancient city.
		The first 3 are clad in the hunting gear of the Kamakura period (1185-1333), whilst the remaining 18 are attired in samurai costume of the Edo period (1603-1868).
	www.yamasa.org /acjs/english/link_september.html (1067 words)

	Yabusame \| Yabusame
		Yabusame, das feierliche Bogenschießen zu Pferd, ist eine ebenso außergewöhnliche wie spektakuläre und hoch elitäre Form japanischer Kampfkunst.
		Yabusame ist ein uraltes Ritual, das seine Wurzeln in der Kriegskunst findet.
		Nur die Samurai, die tapfersten und besten aller Krieger, durften auf dem Pferd zum Bogen greifen.
	www.poloclub.de /index.php?yabusame (281 words)

	yabusame eng (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Greenwood and their friend had a chance to watch Yabusame of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu.
		Yabusame is a traditional competition of shooting target on horse back.
		There are 3 targets along track of 250m long.
	www.asahi-net.or.jp /~pu4I-aok/shopdata/yabusame/yabusamee.htm (33 words)

	Tokyo tourism info
		Yabusame (the horseback archery) in Asakusa’s way had been performed as a New Year event in the Edo period.
		Many of such traditional events have been taken over in Taito ward and Yabusame takes place every year in Sumida Park.
		The gallant figure of the jockey shooting arrows at the target while galloping atop the horse is just like taken from the nishiki-e picture of that time.
	www.tourism.metro.tokyo.jp /english/topics/050414/1.html (145 words)

	Yabusame (Horseback archery)
		The Asakusa school of Yabusame or the horseback archery had been practiced as a New Year event in the Edo period.
		Many of such traditional events are still alive in Taito ward and Yabusame takes place every year in Sumida Park.
		The gallant sight of the jockey who shoots arrows at the target galloping atop the horse is just like taken from the nishiki-e picture of that time.
	www.tourism.metro.tokyo.jp /english/topics/040415/1.html (138 words)

	Yabusame & Kyudo - Virtual Japanese Culture - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Then you can try it yourself in Virtual Yabusame.
		The page on Japanese Archery (Kyudo) tells you about the history of the sport that forms the core of yabusame.
		Kyudo itself is still practiced by many people, and you can read about this aspect at Kyudo as a Competitive Sport.
	web-japan.org /kidsweb/virtual/yabusame/top.html (98 words)

	Yabusame - Japanese Horseback...
		I went to an exhibition recently of Yabusame, Japanese horseback archery.
		Far from the target but I did get some great shots of the riders costumes.
		Archers rode along the track and had three targets to shoot at.
	homepage.mac.com /nippon_newfie/PhotoAlbum22.html (66 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Yabusame
		Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Yabusame" at HighBeam.
		Crown prince sees 'Yabusame' archery display in London
		More information is at your fingertips at HighBeam Research:
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Yabusame (191 words)

	E-Budo.com - View Single Post - Sat, 4/19 Asakusa, Tokyo: Yabusame and Kobudo Demonstration
		Thread: Sat, 4/19 Asakusa, Tokyo: Yabusame and Kobudo Demonstration
		Saturday, 19th of April marks the date of Yabusame and Kobudo demonstrations in Asakusa, Tokyo.
		13:00-14:00 Yabusame (mounted archery): Within the grounds of Sumida Koen, Asakusa
	www.e-budo.com /forum/showpost.php?p=181311&postcount=1 (91 words)

	Traditional Japanese Sports \| Internet Guide \| National Clearinghouse for U.S.-Japan Studies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Also provides a list of informational resources and updates on worldwide kyudo events and news.
		This Kids Web Japan page discusses Yabusame (horse-mounted archery) and Kyudo (traditional Japanese archery).
		The page on Kyudo tells you about the history of the sport that forms the core of yabusame.
	www.indiana.edu /~japan/intguid3.html (567 words)

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