YABUSAME TSUWANO 流鏑馬神事 津和野 Apr 6th. 2025
Archers dressed in hunting attire from the Kamakura period and various traditional officials parade through the riding grounds, and the brave Yabusame begins.
The archers gallop like the wind while shouting “In and You”, hitting the first target, then the second target, and then the third target, one after another.
The first target represents prayers for the prosperity of the country, the second target for peace throughout the world, and the third target for bountiful harvests. They also represent prayers for the warding off epidemics and evil spirits. Washibara Hachiman Shrine is famous for its approximately 100 cherry trees, and many people flock to see the brave samurai picture scroll that takes place beneath the trees in full bloom.
The horses are too fast, it’s like a gale
Sunday, April 6, 2025
9:00 Roadside Station I came with plenty of time, but the Nagomi-no-Sato parking lot was already full, so I went into the temporary parking lot opposite.
Yabusame viewing is free, but the operation, maintenance, cleaning, and safety management must be very hard work. I think everyone is a local volunteer, and I am grateful to them.
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鎌倉時代の狩装束を身にまとった射手と古式ゆかしい諸役が馬場を行列し、勇壮な流鏑馬が始まります。
射手は「陰陽（いんよう）」と叫びながら疾風のごとく駆け抜ける馬にまたがり、一の的、二の的、三つの的を次々と射止めていきます。
一の的は国の繁栄、二の的は天下泰平、三の的は五穀豊穣を祈うもの。併せて疫病、悪鬼退散を祈願するものです。鷲原八幡宮は約百本の桜の名所でもあり、満開の桜のもとに行われる勇壮な武士絵巻を見ようと多くの方が駆けつけます。
馬が早すぎる、まさに疾風
9:00 道の駅 余裕をもって来たが、なごみの里駐車場はすでに満車、向いの臨時駐車場に入る。
流鏑馬見学は無料であるが、運営、整備、清掃、安全管理は本当に大変そう。みなさん地元のボランティアだと思うが感謝です。
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