A Yabusame exhibition at Minami-Alps City to honor Nagakiyo Ogasawara, a Japanese warrior in the Heian and Kamakura periods
In the Kamakura period, Nagakiyo Kagami assumed the surname of Ogasawara and founded Ogasawara-ryu Yabusame (The Ogasawara School Yabusame). This was the beginning of the Ogasawara family and the family continues until modern day.
The birthplace of the Ogasawara family is in Kainokuni (present-day Yamanashi Prefecture).
At Minami-Alps City, the birthplace of the family, a Yabusame exhibition is held to honor Nagakiyo Ogasawara. The Yabusame exhibition is introduced via beautiful photography and videos.
The date and location
May, 2016
Kushigata Comprehensive Park
Minami-Alps City, Yamanashi Prefecture
The worship at the Ogasawara Nagakio Shrine
More than 20 members of Butoku-kai leave Fukuoka Prefecture for Minami-Alps City, Yamanashi Prefecture.
After arriving, all members of Butoku-kai attend worship at the Ogasawara Nagakio Shrine to pray for the safety of the Yabusame exhibition.
The Ogasawara Nagakio Shrine
The program of the Yabusame exhibition
The photos below show the whole program of the Yabusame exhibition.
the whole program of the Yabusame exhibition
The track for Yabusame
The track for Yabusame at Kushigata Comprehensive Park
The track: 250m
The targets: three targets (the first target, the second target, the third target)
The track for Yabusame
A photograph taken
from the start point of the track
A photograph taken
from the end of the track
A video of the Yabusame exhibition
The video of the Yabusame exhibition to honor Nagakiyo Ogasawara, a Japanese warrior in the Heian and Kamakura periods
Photos of the Yabusame rites 'Hon-gi' and 'Kisya-Hasamimono'
The photos below show the Yabusame rites'Hon-gi' and 'Kisya-Hasamimono'
Photos of the Yabusame rite 'Hon-gi'
Soke Minamoto Nagamune, the master of Ogasawara-ryu Yabusame(The Ogasawara School of Yabusame) succeeded from the ruling family of the Kokura domain
A photo of his second shot taken from the target side
The following photos from three angles shows him shooting the second target. The left one was taken from the viewers' side, the right one was taken from the target side, and the photo below was taken from the front side.
These photos are taken from three angles.
Archer Akira Ogura
A photo of his second shot taken from the viewers'side
The following photos from three angles shows him shooting the second target. The left one was taken from the viewers'side, the right one was taken from the target side, and the photo below was taken from the front side.
These photos are taken from three angles
Archer Masayuki Takahashi
A photo of his second shot taken from the viewers'side
The following photos from three angles shows him shooting the second target. The left one was taken from the viewers'side, the right one was taken from the target side, and the photo below was taken from the front side.
These photos are taken from three angles.
Photos of Yabusame Kisya-Hasamimono
Yabusame Kisya-Hasamimono rite will be finished after all three fans are hit by archers.
The first and the second archers hit the first and the third targets respectively, only the second target remained. The third archer is expected to hit the last one.
A photo of the second shot
The third archer hit the second target with excellence, and the whole Yabusame exhibition is over.
The third archer with a pleased look
