The Ogasawara-ryu Yabusame   The succession of archery and equestrian skills

The Ogasawara-ryu Yabusame
The succession of archery and equestrian skills

The Ogasawara-ryu Yabusame Soke Nagamune Minamoto

Kimihaya Ueno, the master of the Ogasawara School of Yabusame, respected Tadamune Ogasawara as his master and studied under him for over 20 years. Tadamune Ogasawara was the 32nd family head of the main branch of the Ogasawara family who ruled the Kokura feudal domain in the Edo period.

In 1986, Kimihaya Ueno was conferred full mastership certification by his master Tadamune Ogasawara. He was given the letter'長'from the name of Nagakiyo Ogasawara, the first head of the Ogasawara family and the letter'統' from the name of his master Tadamune Ogasawara.

In addition, Kimihaya Ueno and his Ueno Family was allowed to use the clan's name of Minamoto as their surname because they are also the descendants of Yoshimitsu Minamoto who were the founders of the Kai-Genji clan.

The full mastership certificate, 'Ichiji-jyo',
given by the main branch of the Ogasawara family
who ruled the Kokura feudal domain in the Edo period


The curtain for the campsite
given by the main branch of the Ogasawara family


Kimihaya Ueno, called Nagamune Minamoto, succeeded as the master of Ogasawara-ryu horseback archery and now is making an effort to hand down the art to subsequent generations.

The Ogasawara-ryu Yabusame Soke Nagamune Minamoto


The Ogasawara-ryu Yabusame Butokukai

Tadamune Ogasawara, the 32nd head of the main branch of the Ogasawara family and who ruled the Kokura domain was succeeded as the master of the Ogasawara-ryu horseback archery by Nagamune Minamoto. Nagamune Minamoto founded Ogasawara-ryu Yabusame Butoku-kai to hand down horseback archery to subsequent generations.

Ogasawara-ryu Yabusame Butokukai is making an effort to improve the traditional techniques and manners of Yabusame horseback archery and to train up the archers.

Butokukai is holding the traditional Yabusame exhibitions as part of the rituals of Shinto shrines around Japan, promoting ancient Japanese culture.