Buddha has perfect posture, but I’m awkwardly hunched in the earthen alcove we’re sharing. The street lanterns of Yamanouchi, Japan, don’t illuminate much, so I’m grateful for the bulbs of this shrine ...

Japan's Imperial Guard has held an open practice of traditional Kyudo archery with high-school students to enhance ...

The Japan Equestrian Archery Association will hold a yabusame event in Kamakura on Monday, September 23. Yabusame, part of Japan’s traditional culture, is a practice in which archers shoot through ...

Japan is home to some of the oldest traditions and rituals in the world. On November 3, the country celebrated its national Culture Day, with locals participating in parades, ceremonies, and a sacred ...

The Aoi Matsuri, one of Kyoto's three major festivals commences on May 15. Ahead of the event, a Yabusame ritual was held at Shimogamo Shrine, a World Heritage Site. Archers adorned in the regalia of ...

TOKYO, July 26 (Reuters) - South Korea obliterated India 6-0 in the quarterfinals of the men's team archery event on Monday to advance to the semifinal, where they will face off against host Japan, ...

Lancaster’s Casey Kaufhold fell in the round of 16 competition in women’s individual recurve archery in the Tokyo Olympics. The 17-year-old archer lost 6-2 to Japan’s Ren Hayakawa on Tuesday, July 27 ...

South Korea added to that total in Tokyo, winning four of five events. The USA did not. That's the way things go sometimes. One arrow can be a 10 instead of a 9, and that's the difference. That's more ...

Pop stars flaunting kimonos and traditional headdresses, overpriced bowls of ramen in hipster restaurants, tattoos of misspelled Japanese charactersall of this hits close to home for me. Growing up in ...