Traditional Japanese Archery: Musha Jinji in Kyoto, Kamigamo Shrine 【HD】

Archery in Japan is an ancient tradition that was practiced by the Samurai warriors during the feudal times. In the present, it is still performed in different ways; as a martial art in disciplines like Kyudo and Equestrian Archery (Kyuba-Jutsu) and within special ceremonies around the year in Shinto Shrines. On January 16, in the north side of Kyoto, in the Kamigamo Shrine, a ceremony called Musha Jinji (Mu means warrior/samurai and sha means shoot) is hold to sweep away the evil or the bad spirits and br