Photos: Samurai Archery during an annual 'Yabusame,' or horseback archery festival, in Zushi, southwest of Tokyo

Posted by kluciole at 1/4/2009 10:27 PM
Categories: International, Cultures, Sports, Photography, Art, History

 

                                A woman archer wears a traditional hat with a sculpture on top ...

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A woman archer wears a traditional hat with a sculpture on top during an annual 'Yabusame,' or horseback archery festival, in Zushi, southwest of Tokyo on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008.

(AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)






                                      An archer shoots an arrow towards a target on a galloping horse ...
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An archer shoots an arrow towards a target on a galloping horse during an annual 'Yabusame,' or horseback archery festival, in Zushi, southwest of Tokyo on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008.

(AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)








                                                                    An archer wears a traditional shoulder wrap embroidered with ...

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An archer wears a traditional shoulder wrap embroidered with a gold crest during an annual 'Yabusame,' or horseback archery festival, in Zushi, southwest of Tokyo on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008.

(AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)







                                             An archer aims at a target during an annual 'Yabusame,' or ...

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An archer aims at a target during an annual 'Yabusame,' or horseback archery festival, in Zushi, southwest of Tokyo on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008.

(AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)








                                 An archer releases an arrow during an annual 'Yabusame,' or ...

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An archer releases an arrow during an annual 'Yabusame,' or horseback archery festival, in Zushi, southwest of Tokyo on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008.

(AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)








                                                                         A woman archer brings up her bow and draws an arrow during an ...

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A woman archer brings up her bow and draws an arrow during an annual 'Yabusame,' or horseback archery festival, in Zushi, southwest of Tokyo, on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008.

(AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)









                              Horses trot as they carry archers during an annual 'Yabusame,' ...

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Horses trot as they carry archers during an annual 'Yabusame,' or horseback archery festival, in Zushi, southwest of Tokyo, on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008.

(AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)









                                                          In this Nov. 16, 2008 file photo, a mounted archer in a Samurai ...

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In this Nov. 16, 2008 file photo, a mounted archer in a Samurai warrior costume shoots an arrow at a target during an annual 'Yabusame,' or horseback archery festival, in Zushi, southwest of Tokyo.

(AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye, File)






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