Omi Jingu Shrine Yabusame Horseback Archery 近江神宮流鏑馬神事

Omi Shrine Yabusame Horseback Archery held in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It is a religious ceremony praying for peace and rich harvests. The mounted archers are from the Takeda School of Archery based in Kamakura, Kanagawa. It is held on the first Sunday in June. (During 1990-2014, it was held every Nov. 3.) This video was taken on Nov. 3, 2013.

Omi Jingu (Shrine) is a major Shinto shrine in Shiga Prefecture. Dedicated to Emperor Tenchi (626-672) who moved Japan's Imperial Capital from Asuka, Nara to Otsu in 667, in the area of Omi Shrine. The capital was moved back to Asuka 5 years later.

Omi Shrine is a short walk from Omi Jingu-mae Station on the Keihan Ishiyama-Sakamoto Line in Otsu, Shiga. Photos: http://photoguide.jp/pix/thumbnails.p...