Ancient Japanese archery ritual returns to Oahu after 30 years

Ancient Japanese archery ritual returns to Oahu after 30 years

HONOLULU (KHON2) -- A rare piece of living history is returning to Oahu next month. Yabusame, traditional Japanese archery, dates back more than a thousand years. Archers dressed in traditional samurai attire ride on horseback, firing ceremonial arrows at wooden targets. The window to release each arrow is measured in fractions of a second. If [...]