The Japanese archery reference article from the English Wikipedia on 24-Apr-2004 (provided by Fixed Reference: snapshots of Wikipedia from wikipedia.org)

Japanese archery

Japanese archery uses an archery bow that is longer than usual. The place at which it is held is 1/3 of the way from the bottom.

The sport of Japanese archery usually involves striking targets with arrows. The target is 40 centemeters in diameter and 30 meters away from the archer. The one who gets the most arrows in the target wins.

There are many styles of Japanese archery. The Ogasawara style and Honda style are most famous. Yabusame is another type of Japanese archery, one that is performed while riding a horse.

This is the "Japanese archery" reference article from the English Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. See also our Disclaimer.