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9/16/2008 - 9/16/2008Horseback Archery (Yabusame)
Kamakura,
Japan
One of the two high points of the Kamakura Festival, Yabusame is an exhibition of samurai skills in using a bow and arrow on horseback to shoot at targets in quick succession. The great cavalry general Yoritomo introduced this exercise in 1187
Themes:
History
, Exhibitions
, Spectacle
Hours: 1300-1600
Cost: Free
Where: Tsurugaoka-Hachimangu Shrine
1-31, Yukinoshita 2-chome
Kamakura
Kanagawa
248-0005
Kamakura, Japan
Getting there:
Rail: JR Yokosuka Line from Tokyo Shinagawa is 1 hour to Kamakura. For getting around Kamakura, use the picturesque coastal single track Enoshima Electric train (Eno-den).
Foot: From Kamakura Station you are already in the shrine precincts. From the station's east exit turn left at traffic lights and you will see a 6m (20ft) torii or gateway flanked by stone dogs. The shrine is a short walk from there.
Contact Information:
Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine
1-31 Yukinoshita 2-chome
Kamakura
Kanagawa
248 0005
Japan
Telephone: +81 (0)467 220 315.
Website: www.hachimangu.or.jp
