Kyūdō Competition
Kyūdō (弓道, way of the bow) is the modern Japanese martial art (gendai budō) of archery; Kyūdō practitioners may be known as Kyudojin, kyūdōjin (弓道人), experts in Kyūdō are referred to as kyūdōka. Kyūdō is based on kyūjutsu (art of archery), which originated with the samurai class of feudal Japan. Kyūdō is practised by thousands of people worldwide. As of 2005, the International Kyūdō Federation had 132,760 graded members.
Kibitsu Shrine (吉備津神社), is a Shinto shrine in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The Honden-Haiden is a National Treasure and the sole exemplar of the kibitsu-zukuri style of architecture, although the Soshidō of Hokekyō-ji is now believed to have been modeled thereon
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Photograph taken by
Jos van der Heiden (2015)
Kyūdō Competition
Kyūdō (弓道, way of the bow) is the modern Japanese martial art (gendai budō) of archery; Kyūdō practitioners may be known as Kyudojin, kyūdōjin (弓道人), experts in Kyūdō are referred to as kyūdōka. Kyūdō is based on kyūjutsu (art of archery), which originated with the samurai class of feudal Japan. Kyūdō is practised by thousands of people worldwide. As of 2005, the International Kyūdō Federation had 132,760 graded members.
Kibitsu Shrine (吉備津神社), is a Shinto shrine in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The Honden-Haiden is a National Treasure and the sole exemplar of the kibitsu-zukuri style of architecture, although the Soshidō of Hokekyō-ji is now believed to have been modeled thereon
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Photograph taken by
Jos van der Heiden (2015)