Once every three years, bush dedication Saitama Tokagawa-cho January 19 20:28
The traditional Yabusame, which is held once every three years at a shrine in Tokagawa-cho, Saitama, was dedicated and attracted a large number of spectators.
Yabusame, which is transmitted to Hagi Hiyoshi Shrine in Tokiwa, is said to have been dedicated to the beginning of the Kamakura period to comfort the spirit of the warlord, Kishi Yoshinaka at the end of the Heian period.
On the 19th, a baba with a length of about 100 meters was set up near the shrine, and two horses with a person called a warrior riding on a baba cleaned by a priest or a priest appeared.
A child called "Yatorikko" ran through the Baba with an arrow, and the rider ran vigorously along the Baba and fired arrows at three targets arranged at intervals of about 20 meters one after another. Was.
When the arrows were hit with great success, a large crowd cheered from a large crowd of spectators.
A 13-year-old local junior high school student who visited the tour said, "The horses were so fast and surprised. It was a lot of fun. I want to come back three years later."