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In Photos: Mounted archery ritual held in Kyoto to pray for Aoi Matsuri festival's safety
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In Photos: Mounted archery ritual held in Kyoto to pray for Aoi Matsuri festival’s safety




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A mounted archer speeds along the course at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto’s Sakyo Ward during the “yabusame” horseback archery ritual on May 3, 2025, to pray for the safety of the Aoi Matsuri festival. (Mainichi/Rei Kubo)








A mounted archer speeds along the course at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto's Sakyo Ward during the






An archer shoots an arrow from horseback at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto's Sakyo Ward during the






An archer shoots an arrow from horseback at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto's Sakyo Ward during the






An archer shoots an arrow from horseback at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto's Sakyo Ward during the






Mounted archers and others proceed along a path at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto's Sakyo Ward during the






A mounted archer and others proceed along a path at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto's Sakyo Ward during the






An archer shoots an arrow from horseback at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto's Sakyo Ward during the
























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