The ritual or ceremonial side of Japanese archery or Kyudo. At the Shimogamo Shinto Shrine, the oldest and one of the largest Shinto temples in Kyoto, hundreds of Japanese archers gather in a Shinto ceremony to ward off evil spirits that live outside the temple.
The archer shoots a “whistling” arrow called Kabura-ya over the roof of the enormous temple gate. The whistling sound wards off evil spirits that collect outside the gate and in the forest beyond. Shinto religion can be seen in many aspects of martial arts in Japan, and in the making of Samurai swords.
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  1. I love the commitment on everyones face, commitment and pride. I love tradition and the Asian people especially stay true to it. GOD Bless 😊

  2. Japanese general after Pearl Habor attack. "I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve!"

  3. Ancient japanese %Chinese where darker in skin colour though after being beeched and colonised, they like everyone else were larger beings.

  4. Europes culuture & history are being destroyed & erased, its so nice to see the culture of japan and its people is so strong.

  5. I love this about Japan and china. They still celebrate thousand year old traditions even like the samurai

  6. Not only beautiful, but only the Japanese can take something as fun as shooting arrows at shit, add a lot of rules, and make it boring.

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