The Japanese horseback archery exhibition to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Akashi Castle in Akashi City
Akashi Castle in Akashi City marked its 400th anniversary. An Ogasawara-ryu Japanese horseback archery exhibition was held by the successors of the ruling family of the Kokura domain to celebrate the anniversary.
Akashi Castle in Hyogo Prefecture was constructed in 1619 by Tadazane Ogasawara (the first Akashi domain lord and the 20th family head of Ogasawara) in accordance with the order from the second Shogun Hidetada Tokugawa of Edo bakufu.
In 2019, Akashi castle marked its 400th anniversary.
Later, Tadazane Ogasawara moved to the Kokura domain to become the lord.
Akashi Castle constructed 400 years ago
'Hituji-saru tower' and 'Tatsumi tower'
of Akashi Castle
The date and location
May, 2019
At the west open space of Hyougo Prefectural Akashi Park
Akashi Castle behind the west open space
of Hyougo Prefectural Akashi Park
The track for Japanese horseback archery
The special truck for Japanese horseback archery at the west open space of Hyougo Prefectural Akashi Park
The track: 110m
The targets: two targets (the first target, the second target)
The track for Japanese horseback archery
A picture taken from the start point of the track
A picture taken from the end of the track
The program for the Japanese horseback archery exhibition
The pictures below show the whole program for the Japanese horseback archery exhibition
The program for the Japanese horseback archery exhibition
A Movie of Japanese horseback archery,'Hon-gi'
A Movie of the Japanese horseback archery exhibition to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Akashi Castle
Pictures of Japanese horseback archery 'Hon-gi'
'Yosen-no-gi'
'Yosen-no-gi'
The first Yabusame archer at the starting point of the track throws up a fan into the air to declare the beginning of the Japanese horseback archery exhibition.
'Yosen-no-gi'
Japanese horseback archery 'Hon-gi'
Soke Minamoto Nagamune, the master of Ogasawara-ryu Japanese horseback archery (Ogasawara Yabusame school), succeeded from the ruling family of the Kokura domain
A picture of his second shot taken from the target side
A picture of his second shot taken from the front
Archer Takeshi Kishi
A picture of his second shot taken from the target side
A picture of his second shot taken from the front
Archer Rika Tateno
The picture below was taken from the front, when she was preparing for her second shot
Archer Akira Ogura
A picture of his second shot taken from the front
