The horse archery of the Aoi Festival：Amazing samurai. Shimogamo Shrine, world cultural heritage

The Yabusame ritual of the Aoi Festival was held at Shimogamo Shrine, a World Heritage Site in Kyoto, Japan. Yabusame is a traditional Japanese horseback archery technique.

After Shimogamo Shrine, we visited the Kamogawa Delta, a tourist attraction famous for its Kameyadori stepping stones.

Shimogamo Shrine is also famous as the birthplace of mitarashi dango, so we also visited the teahouse where mitarashi dango originated.

00:00 Today’s tour introduction
00:15 Aoi park
00:27 Simogamo shrine : World Heritage Site
00:41 The horseback archery : Yabusame
01:13 Tadasu forest and rugby
01:50 Tawara: Traditional rice bales
02:02 Yatagarasu God
02:22 Sazare stone
02:30 Japanese charm
02:46 couple’s tree
03:18 Hollyhock leaves：The symbol of the Aoi Festival
03:39 The river where mitarashi dango originated
04:16 The horseback archery : Yabusame
05:03 Kawai Shrine
05:49 Kamogawa Delta
06:27 Kamo Mitarashi Dango Teahouse

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