Kyoto Event: Japanese girls in Archery Ceremony (Ōmato Taikai) 通し矢 大的全国大会 京都 三十三間堂

通し矢 大的全国大会 京都 三十三間堂 To celebrate Seijin no Hi (Coming Of Age Day), beautiful Japanese girls gather at Sanjūsangen-dō Temple in Kyoto to demonstrate their archery skills at the Ōmato Taikai (Great Target) competition. Celebrated in the second week of January, Coming Of Age Day is a day where Japanese boys and girls who are turning 20 that year celebrate becoming an official adult. In Japan archery was one of the disciplines practiced by the samurai during feudal times. Sanjūsangen-dō has a long history