2016.07.01

[Photo gallery] Traditional archery ritual "your target" revival in 500 years

Shibuya gold king May 3, 2016 at Hachiman (Tuesday), dedication of Genie broken ancient rite by bow and arrow events "your target (Omato)" was revived for the first time in 500 years. Law to strict etiquette transmitted from the Kamakura period (knots) is, intended to shoot a large target of about five feet two suns confined the word magic (about 1.5 meters), exorcism evil since ancient times, and the world of well-being - that had been known as one of the important ritual to wish the well-being of the people.

Hikime and was the served as the control target of the shooter, Mr. current of Shibuya this 嫡宗 home Touche Mitsushige Shibuya in the old Shibuya Castle people Omoka (photopolymer). With an arrow that has been fitted with a turnip (turnip) to the tip of the arrow and Hikime, when the medium is off a big elevation bulging arrow of the cavity, the sound is produced while cutting the wind, with the meaning to scare off the sickness and Masho . After addition of Hikime formula, large manner toward genie events broken shoot an arrow "irises Roh large basis" also was held to continue. While thinking of the Shibuya 500 years ago, reports the pattern of the ancient rite archery ritual with a photograph